A study on the structural properties of the lumbar endplate: Histological structure, the effect of bone density, and spinal level

Spine

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2009, Pages

  Hou, Yang ^a   Luo, Zhoujing ^a  

^a FOURTH MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Bone mineral density; Endplate; Failure load; Lumbar

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE DENSITY; CADAVER; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MALE; MICROSCOPY; NERVE ENDING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE SURGERY; STAINING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRABECULAR BONE;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BONE DENSITY; CADAVER; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; SPINAL FRACTURES; SPINAL FUSION; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 67651183790     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181a2ea0a     Document Type: Article

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