The effect of soft tissue properties on spinal flexibility in scoliosis: Biomechanical simulation of fulcrum bending

Spine

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Little, J Paige ^a   Adam, Clayton J ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Finite element model; Flexibility assessment; Fulcrum bending radiograph; Scoliosis biomechanics; Scoliosis surgery; Soft tissue mechanical properties

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN FIBER; COLLAGEN;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCOLIOSIS; SOFT TISSUE; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE; VALIDATION STUDY; ADOLESCENT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; LIGAMENT; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MECHANICAL STRESS; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPINE; TENSILE STRENGTH; VERTEBRA; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADOLESCENT; BIOMECHANICS; COLLAGEN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISKECTOMY; FEMALE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; LIGAMENTS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MOVEMENT; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SCOLIOSIS; SPINE; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENSILE STRENGTH; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 64049101422     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e31818ad584     Document Type: Article

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