Nutrient distribution and metabolism in the intervertebral disc in the unloaded state: A parametric study

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 100-108

  Magnier, Carole ^a   Boiron, Olivier ^b   Wendling Mansuy, Sylvie ^a   Chabrand, Patrick ^a   Deplano, Valérie ^b  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Cell nutrition; Intervertebral disc degeneration; Nutrient diffusion; Osmomechanical behavior; Quadriphasic theory

Indexed keywords

A PLANES; CELLULAR METABOLISMS; COUPLED MODELS; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENTS; DISC DEGENERATIONS; ENDPLATE; EQUILIBRIUM STATES; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIXES; FINITE ELEMENT MODELS; GLUCOSE CONCENTRATIONS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DEGENERATION; INTERVERTEBRAL DISCS; MAIN FACTORS; NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS; NUTRIENT DIFFUSION; NUTRIENT DISTRIBUTIONS; OSMOMECHANICAL BEHAVIOR; OSMOTIC POWERS; PARAMETRIC STUDIES; PHYSIOLOGICAL CONDITIONS; PROTEOGLYCAN; PROTEOGLYCANS; QUADRIPHASIC THEORY; REST PERIODS; SOLUTE DISTRIBUTIONS; UNLOADED STATES;

BIOCHEMISTRY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GLUCOSE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METABOLISM; NUTRIENTS; NUTRITION; OXYGEN;

DIFFUSION;

LACTIC ACID; PROTEOGLYCAN;

ARTICLE; CELL METABOLISM; COMPRESSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; GLUCOSE TRANSPORT; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; MECHANICAL STRESS; NUTRIENT CONCENTRATION; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; OSMOTIC STRESS; OXYGEN TENSION; OXYGEN TRANSPORT; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; YOUNG MODULUS;

HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; OXYGEN; PRESSURE; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 58149289689     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2008.10.034     Document Type: Article

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