The effect of three-dimensional geometrical changes during adolescent growth on the biomechanics of a spinal motion segment

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1590-1597

  Meijer, G J M ^a   Homminga, J ^a   Hekman, E E G ^a   Veldhuizen, A G ^b   Verkerke, G J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adolescent growth; Finite element modelling; Lumbar spine; Scoliosis; Stiffness

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE GROWTH; AXIAL ROTATION; FACET JOINTS; FINITE ELEMENT MODELLING; FINITE ELEMENT MODELS; GEOMETRICAL CHANGES; INTERVERTEBRAL DISCS; LATERAL BENDING; LUMBAR SPINES; MOTION SEGMENTS; QUANTITATIVE EFFECTS;

BIOMECHANICS; BIOPHYSICS; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); STIFFNESS;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY MOVEMENT; BONE DEVELOPMENT; BONE MATURATION; CHILD; CHILD GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; MUSCLE LENGTH; NUCLEAR SIZE; OSTEOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SCOLIOSIS; SPINE MOBILITY; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; AGING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MODELS, ANATOMIC; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOVEMENT; POSTURE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR;

EID: 77952585264     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2010.01.028     Document Type: Article

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