Mechanical modulation of vertebral and disc growth rate

Studies in Health Technology and Informatics

Volumn 37, Issue , 1997, Pages 67-71

  Stokes, I A F ^a   Spence, H ^a   Aronsson, D D ^a   Kilmer, N ^a   Gupta, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LOADS (FORCES); RADIOGRAPHY; RATS;

ASYMMETRIC LOADING; COMPRESSION LOADING; MECHANICAL MODULATION; RATE OF CHANGE; SCOLIOSIS PROGRESSION; SPINAL DEFORMITY; SPRAGUE-DAWLEY RATS; THREADED RODS;

MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM;

EID: 84887046547     PISSN: 09269630     EISSN: 18798365     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.3233/978-1-60750-881-6-67     Document Type: Article

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