Temporal changes of mechanical signals and extracellular composition in human intervertebral disc during degenerative progression

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 47, Issue 15, 2014, Pages 3734-3743

  Zhu, Qiaoqiao ^a   Gao, Xin ^a   Gu, Weiyong ^a  

^a University of Miami College of Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Biophysics; Continuum mixture theory; Finite element method; Intervertebral disc degeneration; Mechanobiology; Modeling

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; BIOPHYSICS; MIXTURES; MODELS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

CONTINUUM MIXTURE THEORY; FIXED CHARGE DENSITY; INTER-VERTEBRAL DISC DEGENERATION; INTERVERTEBRAL DISCS; LUMBAR INTERVERTEBRAL DISC; MECHANO-BIOLOGY; TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; THREE DIMENSIONAL FINITE ELEMENT MODEL;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

ANNULUS FIBROSUS; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVITY; DISEASE COURSE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FLUID PRESSURE; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; MECHANICAL STRESS; NUCLEUS PULPOSUS; PRESSURE; VON MISES STRESS; WATER CONTENT; ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MALE; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DEGENERATION; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PRESSURE;

EID: 84910118011     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: 18732380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2014.09.004     Document Type: Article

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