Intervertebral disc properties: Challenges for biodevices

Expert Review of Medical Devices

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 357-376

  Costi, John J ^a   Freeman, Brian J C ^b,c   Elliott, Dawn M ^d  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

biocompatibility; biomaterials; biomechanics; current; disc replacement; future; interbody cages; intervertebral disc; spine; tissue engineering

Indexed keywords

CURRENT; DISC REPLACEMENT; FUTURE; INTERBODY CAGES; INTERVERTEBRAL DISCS; SPINE;

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIOMECHANICS; DISKS (MACHINE COMPONENTS); STABILIZATION; TISSUE; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

DISKS (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS);

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIOLOGICAL THERAPY; BIOMECHANICS; BONE REGENERATION; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; KINEMATICS; LONGEVITY; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR TOTAL DISC REPLACEMENT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS PULPOSUS; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD ATROPHY; SPINAL CORD REGENERATION; SPINE STABILIZATION; SPINE SURGERY; TISSUE REPAIR; TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION;

ANIMALS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LOW BACK PAIN;

EID: 79955769312     PISSN: 17434440     EISSN: 17452422     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/erd.11.1     Document Type: Review

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