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Mechanical assessment of the effects of metastatic lytic defect on the structural response of human thoracolumbar spine

Ron N. Alkalay1, and Timothy P. Harrigan2. Mechanical assessment of the effects of metastatic lytic defect on the structural response of human thoracolumbar spine. J. Orthop. Res. January 8, 2016.

Publication Date
January 2016

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“The CT volumes for the reference (50N) and ultimate (750N) load conditions were co-registered using a mutual information algorithm (ANALYZE v. 8.1, AnalyzeDirect Inc., KS)”

Keywords
Human spine
Osteolytic defect
Experimental study
Finite element model
Mechanical response

Author Affiliation(s)
1 Center for Advanced Orthopedic Studies, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
2 Applied Physics Laboratory, Johns Hopkins University, Maryland