Optimised loads for the simulation of axial rotation in the lumbar spine

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 44, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2323-2327

  Dreischarf, Marcel ^a   Rohlmann, Antonius ^a   Bergmann, Georg ^a   Zander, Thomas ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Axial rotation; Finite element analysis; Load application mode; Lumbar spine; Optimisation study; Sensitivity study

Indexed keywords

AXIAL ROTATION; LOAD APPLICATION; LUMBAR SPINES; OPTIMISATIONS; SENSITIVITY STUDIES;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LOADING; OPTIMIZATION; ROTATION;

LOADS (FORCES);

ARTICLE; AXIAL ROTATION; BIOMECHANICS; COMPRESSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; INTERVERTEBRAL ROTATION; LUMBAR SPINE; MECHANICAL STRESS; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIMULATION; TORQUE; ZYGAPOPHYSEAL JOINT;

ALGORITHMS; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; JOINTS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MODELS, ANATOMIC; PRESSURE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; ROTATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STRESS, MECHANICAL; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 79960709481     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: 18732380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2011.05.040     Document Type: Article

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