Mechanical characterization of a viscoelastic disc for lumbar total disc replacement

Journal of Medical Devices, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Benzel, Edward C ^a   Lieberman, Isador H ^b   Ross, E Raymond ^c   Linovitz, Raymond J ^d   Kuras, James ^e   Zimmers, Kari ^e  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b TEXAS BACK INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c SALFORD ROYAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation   (United States)

^e AxioMed Spine Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Artificial disc; Disc arthroplasty; Disc degeneration; Intervertebral disc; Lumbar spine; Total disc replacement; Viscoelastic

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPLASTIES; ARTIFICIAL DISC; DISC DEGENERATION; INTERVERTEBRAL DISCS; LUMBAR SPINES; TOTAL DISC REPLACEMENT; VISCOELASTIC;

ORTHOPEDICS; ROTATION; STIFFNESS;

FATIGUE TESTING;

VISCOELASTIC SUBSTANCE;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATIGUE; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; LUMBAR DISK; LUMBAR TOTAL DISC REPLACEMENT; RANGE OF MOTION; SPINE SURGERY; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; WALKING;

EID: 79952332927     PISSN: 19326181     EISSN: 1932619X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4003536     Document Type: Article

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