Finite element analysis in adjacent segment degeneration after lumbar fusion

International Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 96-100

  Yan, Jia Zhi ^a   Qiu, Gui Xing ^b   Wu, Zhi Hong ^b   Wang, Xue Song ^b   Xing, Ze Jun ^b  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b PEKING UNION MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Adjacent segmental degeneration; Finite element analysis; Lumbar fusion

Indexed keywords

ADJACENT SEGMENT DEGENERATION; ADJACENT SEGMENTAL DEGENERATION; DISC DEGENERATION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSE; FINITE ELEMENT MODELLING (FEM); LUMBAR FUSION; METHOD MODEL; MULTI-SEGMENT; SINGLE SEGMENTS; STRESS VARIATIONS;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

ADJACENT SEGMENT DEGENERATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; LOADING TEST; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; MODEL; PEDICLE SCREW; SPINE FUSION; SPINE SURGERY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STRESS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79951826363     PISSN: 14785951     EISSN: 1478596X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rcs.374     Document Type: Article

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