Rat disc torsional mechanics: effect of lumbar and caudal levels and axial compression load

Spine Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 204-209

  Espinoza Orías, Alejandro A ^a,b   Malhotra, Neil R ^a   Elliott, Dawn M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal Model; Biomechanics; Compression; Intervertebral disc; Rat; Torsion

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPRESSION; LUMBAR DISK; MALE; MECHANICAL TORSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; CADAVER; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MECHANICS; MODELS, ANIMAL; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 63649093165     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2008.01.014     Document Type: Article

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