Biomechanical and radiographic evaluation of an ovine model for the human lumbar spine

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine

Volumn 222, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 915-922

  Easley, N E ^a   Wang, M ^a,b   McGrady, L M ^b   Toth, J M ^a,b  

^a Medical College of Wisconsin and Marquette University   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal model; Biomechanics; Disc morphology; Load sharing; Lumbar spine

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; BIOLOGICAL ADAPTATIONS; BIOMECHANICAL PARAMETERS; BIOMECHANICAL PERFORMANCE; DISC MORPHOLOGY; HUMAN SPINES; INTERVERTEBRAL DISCS; LATERAL BENDING; LOAD SHARING; LUMBAR SPINE; NEUTRAL ZONES; OVINE MODELS; PLATE CURVATURES; POSTERIOR ELEMENTS; RANGE OF MOTIONS; SAGITTAL ALIGNMENTS; SEGMENTAL ROTATIONS; SPINAL IMPLANTS; SPINAL SEGMENTS; SPRING MODELS; BIOLOGICAL ADAPTATION; COMPREHENSIVE COMPARISONS; INTRADISCAL PRESSURES; LUMBAR SPINES;

RADIOGRAPHY; ANIMALS;

BIOMECHANICS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PHYSIOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; SHEEP; WEIGHT BEARING;

ANIMALS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MODELS, ANIMAL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOVEMENT; SHEEP; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 58149149319     PISSN: 09544119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544119JEIM345     Document Type: Article

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