Finite element analysis of spinal cord injury in the rat

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 795-816

  Maikos, Jason T ^a   Qian, Zhen ^a   Metaxas, Dimitris ^b   Shreiber, David I ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Finite element analysis; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CONTROLLED STUDY; DURA MATER; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; GRAY MATTER; LOADING TEST; NONHUMAN; PARAMETER; RAT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINE; STRESS; TISSUE REACTION; WHITE MATTER;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; STRESS, MECHANICAL; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 48249118712     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/neu.2007.0423     Document Type: Article

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