Restoration of compressive loading properties of lumbar discs with a nucleus implant-a finite element analysis study

Spine Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 602-609

  Strange, Daniel G T ^a,b   Fisher, Sandie T ^a   Boughton, Philip C ^a   Kishen, Thomas J ^a   Diwan, Ashish D ^a  

^a ST GEORGE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Compressive loading; Finite element analysis; Intervertebral disc; Nucleotomy; Nucleus replacement

Indexed keywords

ELASTOMER;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; ELASTOMERIC NUCLEUS PULPOSUS REPLACEMENT; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FORCE; IMPLANT; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; LUMBAR DISK; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; NUCLEUS PULPOSUS; ORTHOPEDIC PROSTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT BEARING; ARTHROPLASTY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONVALESCENCE; DEVICES; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DISPLACEMENT; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANICAL STRESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PROSTHESIS; PROSTHESIS FAILURE;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISKECTOMY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MATERIALS TESTING; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; STRESS, MECHANICAL; WEIGHT-BEARING; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DISPLACEMENT;

EID: 77953616371     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2010.04.015     Document Type: Article

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