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Biomechanics of the Thoracolumbar Spine
- Source :
- Neurosurgery Clinics of North America. 8:455-469
- Publication Year :
- 1997
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 1997.
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Abstract
- The thoracolumbar spine is the principal load-bearing structure of the body. As such, it is subject to a wide variety of forces that can be described by biomechanical principles. Forces act through vectors, depending on the direction of force and the relative location of the instantaneous axis of rotation. Patterns of failure due to supraphysiologic loading or through the loss of structural integrity may be predicted based on the applied force vectors and the stabilization components lost. An understanding of these forces and their effects on the spine is crucial for the safe and efficacious treatment of spinal deformities.
- Subjects :
- Patterns of failure
Orthodontics
business.industry
Biomechanics
Structural integrity
Thoracolumbar spine
General Medicine
Lumbar vertebrae
medicine.disease_cause
Weight-bearing
Biomechanical Phenomena
medicine.anatomical_structure
Thoracic vertebrae
medicine
Surgery
Neurology (clinical)
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 10423680
- Volume :
- 8
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Neurosurgery Clinics of North America
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........163e372a462720da7876ad86bb3e9fc0