Morphological and biomechanical analyses of the subchondral mineralized zone in human sacral facet joints: Application to improved diagnosis of osteoarthritis

Clinical Anatomy

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 538-544

  Berteau, Jean Philippe ^a,b,c   Mielke, Gabriela ^a   Morlock, Michael M ^a   Huber, Gerd ^a  

^a HAMBURG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

bone mineral density; facet joint; modulus of elasticity; porosity; subchondral mineralized zone

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERALIZATION; CADAVER; ELASTICITY; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MICRO-COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; MORPHOLOGY; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACRUM; SUBCHONDRAL MINERALIZED ZONE; THICKNESS; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, SPINE; YOUNG MODULUS; ZYGAPOPHYSEAL JOINT;

BONE DENSITY; ELASTIC MODULUS; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, SPINE; POROSITY; SACRUM; ZYGAPOPHYSEAL JOINT;

EID: 84927692463     PISSN: 08973806     EISSN: 10982353     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ca.22519     Document Type: Article

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