Influences of disc degeneration and bone mineral density on the structural properties of lumbar end plates

Spine Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 249-256

  Hou, Yang ^a   Yuan, Wen ^a  

^a SECOND MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Biomechanical property; Bone density; Disc degeneration; Lumbar end plate

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE DENSITY; BONE STRENGTH; BONE STRUCTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; LUMBAR DISK; LUMBAR SPINE; NERVE ENDING; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASCULAR PEDICLE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOMECHANICS; BONE DENSITY; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DEGENERATION; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 84859426934     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: 18781632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2012.01.021     Document Type: Article

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