A finite element model technique to determine the mechanical response of a lumbar spine segment under complex loads

Journal of Applied Biomechanics

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 448-456

  Tsouknidas, Alexander ^a   Michailidis, Nikoalos ^a   Savvakis, Savvas ^a   Anagnostidis, Kleovoulos ^a   Bouzakis, Konstantinos Dionysios ^a   Kapetanos, Georgios ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Biomechanical response; Cadaveric experiments; Spine segment inclination

Indexed keywords

CADAVERIC EXPERIMENTS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MESH GENERATION; STRESS ANALYSIS;

ANISOTROPY OF MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; BIOMECHANICAL RESPONSE; CRITICAL LOADING; EXPERIMENTAL VALUES; INTERVERTEBRAL DISCS; MECHANICAL RESPONSE; SPINE SEGMENT INCLINATION; STRESS DEVELOPMENT;

LOADING;

ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CANCELLOUS BONE; CORTICAL BONE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; LIGAMENT; LOADING TEST; LUMBAR SPINE; MECHANICAL STRESS; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; NUCLEUS PULPOSUS; SIMULATION; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; VERTEBRA BODY;

EID: 84866600897     PISSN: 10658483     EISSN: 15432688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jab.28.4.448     Document Type: Article

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