The role of the nucleus pulposus in neutral zone human lumbar intervertebral disc mechanics

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 2104-2111

  Cannella, Marco ^a   Arthur, Amy ^c   Allen, Shanee ^a   Keane, Michael ^c   Joshi, Abhijeet ^a   Vresilovic, Edward ^b   Marcolongo, Michele ^a  

^a Drexel University   (United States)

^b PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Synthes Technical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior column unit; Denucleation; Intervertebral disc; Lumbar spine; Neutral zone; Nucleus pulposus

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; ENERGY DISSIPATION;

ANTERIOR COLUMN UNIT; DENUCLEATION; INTERVERTEBRAL DISCS; LUMBAR SPINES; NEUTRAL ZONE; NUCLEUS PULPOSUS;

IMPLANTS (SURGICAL);

ARTICLE; AXIAL COMPRESSION; AXIAL ROTATION; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; COMPRESSION; ENERGY ABSORPTION; ENERGY TRANSFER; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FLEXOR REFLEX; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; JOINT MOBILITY; JOINT STIFFNESS; LOADING TEST; LUMBAR DISK; LUMBAR DISK DENUCLEATION; LUMBAR SPINE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NEUTRAL ZONE; NUCLEUS PULPOSUS; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATION; BACK; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HISTOLOGY; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MECHANICAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; TENSILE STRENGTH; ZYGAPOPHYSEAL JOINT;

BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENSILE STRENGTH; ZYGAPOPHYSEAL JOINT;

EID: 52649150412     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2008.04.037     Document Type: Article

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