Modeling mechanical strains and stresses in soft tissues of the shoulder during load carriage based on load-bearing open MRI

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 112, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 597-606

  Hadid, Amir ^a   Epstein, Yoram ^a,b   Shabshin, Nogah ^c   Gefen, Amit ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b HELLER INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Israel)

^c SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Brachial plexus; Finite element model; Mechanical stress; Open magnetic resonance imaging; Rucksack palsy; Strain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMAN; MALE; MECHANICAL STRESS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESSURE; SHOULDER; THEORETICAL MODEL; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADULT; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PRESSURE; SHOULDER; SHOULDER JOINT; STRESS, MECHANICAL; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 84859621258     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00990.2011     Document Type: Article

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