The stress and strain states of the posterior annulus under flexion

Spine

Volumn 37, Issue 18, 2012, Pages

  Hollingsworth, Nathaniel T ^a   Wagner, Diane R ^a  

^a University of Notre Dame   (United States)

Author keywords

annulus fibrosus; biaxial stress; flexion; intervertebral disc; optical strain measurement; strain energy

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; COLLAGEN FIBER;

ANNULUS FIBROSUS; ARTICLE; CROSS LINKING; IN VITRO STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; TENSILE STRENGTH;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; CATTLE; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DISPLACEMENT; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; STRESS, MECHANICAL; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 84865656793     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e318259aa60     Document Type: Article

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