The biomechanical influence of the facet joint orientation and the facet tropism in the lumbar spine

Spine Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1301-1308

  Kim, Ho Joong ^a   Chun, Heoung Jae ^b   Lee, Hwan Mo ^c   Kang, Kyoung Tak ^b   Lee, Choon Ki ^d   Chang, Bong Soon ^d   Yeom, Jin S ^a  

^a Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^c Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^d Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Facet joint orientation; Facet tropism; Finite element model; Spondylolisthesis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE STRESS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FORCE; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; LUMBAR SPINE; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS;

FACET JOINT ORIENTATION; FACET TROPISM; FINITE ELEMENT MODEL; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS;

BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; ZYGAPOPHYSEAL JOINT;

EID: 84888003369     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: 18781632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2013.06.025     Document Type: Article

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