Compression behavior of porcine spinal cord white matter

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1078-1082

  Sparrey, Carolyn J ^a   Keaveny, Tony M ^b,c  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

Compression; Finite element; Spinal cord; Viscoelastic; White matter

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSION; FINITE ELEMENT; SPINAL CORD; VISCOELASTIC; WHITE MATTER;

ASPECT RATIO; CONSTITUTIVE MODELS; DOSIMETRY; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; PATIENT REHABILITATION; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

STRAIN RATE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; JUVENILE ANIMAL; LINEAR SYSTEM; LOADING TEST; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELAXATION TIME; RIGIDITY; SHEAR STRESS; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; SWINE; TENSILE STRENGTH; VISCOELASTICITY; WHITE MATTER;

ANIMALS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; SWINE;

EID: 79953028371     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2011.01.035     Document Type: Article

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