Finite element application in implant research for treatment of lumbar degenerative disc disease

Medical Engineering and Physics

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1246-1256

  Zhang, Qing Hang ^a   Teo, Ee Chon ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Disc replacement; Dynamic stabilization; Finite element; Fusion; Low back pain; Review

Indexed keywords

APPLICATIONS; BIOMECHANICS; FUSION REACTIONS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; STABILIZATION;

DISC REPLACEMENT; DYNAMIC STABILIZATION; FINITE ELEMENT; FUSION; LOW BACK PAIN;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

ARTHROPLASTY; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CANCELLOUS BONE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FIXATION DEVICE; HUMAN; IMPLANT; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR DISK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE FUSION; SPINE STABILIZATION;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; JOINT INSTABILITY; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; SPINAL FUSION; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 56249140021     PISSN: 13504533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2008.07.012     Document Type: Article

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