Intervertebral disc changes in an animal model representing altered mechanics in scoliosis

Studies in Health Technology and Informatics

Volumn 140, Issue , 2008, Pages 273-277

  Stokes, I A F ^a   McBride, C A ^a   Aronsson, D D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Deformity; Growth; In vivo; Intervertebral disc; Rat model

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; BIOSYNTHESIS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DEFORMATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GROWTH (MATERIALS); IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); STIFFNESS;

DEFORMITY; DISC DEGENERATION; IN-VIVO; INTERVERTEBRAL DISCS; LATERAL BENDING; MINIMUM STIFFNESS; RAT MODEL; SPRAGUE-DAWLEY RATS;

DISKS (MACHINE COMPONENTS);

ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RAT; SCOLIOSIS; SPINE; SPINE DISEASE; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; MODELS, ANIMAL; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SCOLIOSIS; SPINAL CURVATURES; SPINE;

EID: 54049152832     PISSN: 09269630     EISSN: 18798365     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.3233/978-1-58603-888-5-273     Document Type: Conference Paper

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