Advances in Bioscience and Biotechnology
Vol.4 No.4(2013), Paper ID 29965, 9
pages
DOI:10.4236/abb.2013.44072
Instability of the lumbar spine due to disc degeneration. A finite element simulation
Elena Ibarz, Yolanda Más, Jesús Mateo, Antonio Lobo-Escolar, Antonio Herrera, Luis Gracia
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
Aragón Institute for Engineering Research (I3A), Zaragoza, Spain
Department of Surgery, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Miguel Servet University Hospital, Zaragoza, Spain
Aragón Health Sciences Institute, Zaragoza, Spain
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
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How to Cite this Article
Ibarz, E. , Más, Y. , Mateo, J. , Lobo-Escolar, A. , Herrera, A. and Gracia, L. (2013) Instability of the lumbar spine due to disc degeneration. A finite element simulation.
Advances in Bioscience and Biotechnology,
4, 548-556. doi:
10.4236/abb.2013.44072.