The size of lumbar vertebral endplate areas-Prediction by anthropometric characteristics and significance for fatigue failure due to whole-body vibration

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 38, Issue 9-10, 2008, Pages 844-855

  Seidel, H ^a   Popplau B M ^b   Morlock, M M ^b   Puschel K ^c   Huber, G ^b  

^a FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (Germany)

^b HAMBURG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anthropometry; Bone mineral density; Compression; Correlation; Endplate; In vitro; Lumbar spine

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; CORRELATION METHODS; DATA COMPRESSION; DYNAMIC LOADS; DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING; ELECTRIC LOAD FLOW; FORECASTING; GARNETS; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; LATTICE VIBRATIONS; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SAFETY ENGINEERING; SILICA; SILICATE MINERALS; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; BONE MINERAL DENSITIES; BONE MINERAL DENSITY; COMPRESSION; CORRELATION; COST PREDICTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL AREAS; END PLATES; ENDPLATE; EXTERNAL-; FATIGUE FAILURES; HEALTH RISK ASSESSMENT; HEALTH RISK ASSOCIATED; IN VITRO; INDIVIDUAL CHARACTERISTICS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISCS; LUMBAR SPINE; LUMBAR SPINES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; SPINAL COMPRESSION; STATIC AND DYNAMIC; ULTIMATE STRENGTH; VERTEBRAL ENDPLATES; WHOLE-BODY VIBRATIONS;

HEALTH RISKS;

ADULT; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BONE DENSITY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATIGUE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WHOLE BODY VIBRATION;

EID: 50849103381     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ergon.2007.10.001     Document Type: Article

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