Effects of degenerated intervertebral discs on intersegmental rotations, intradiscal pressures, and facet joint forces of the whole lumbar spine

Computers in Biology and Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1234-1240

  Park, Won Man ^a   Kim, Kyungsoo ^a   Kim, Yoon Hyuk ^a  

^a Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Degeneration; Finite element analysis; Intervertebral disc; Lumbar spine

Indexed keywords

DEGENERATION; FLEXION-EXTENSION; FUNCTIONAL SPINAL UNITS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISCS; INTRADISCAL PRESSURES; LATERAL BENDING; LUMBAR SPINES; MECHANISM OF INJURY;

BIOMECHANICS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

IMPLANTS (SURGICAL);

ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; BIOMECHANICS; CORTICAL BONE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; LIGAMENT; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEUS PULPOSUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATION; SACRUM; TRABECULAR BONE;

BIOMECHANICS; DEGENERATION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC; LUMBAR SPINE;

HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DEGENERATION; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; ROTATION;

EID: 84880392491     PISSN: 00104825     EISSN: 18790534     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2013.06.011     Document Type: Article

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