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Biomechanical aspects of early rheumatoid arthritis involvement of the upper cervical spine: a finite element investigation
Proceedings of the 1999 Bioengineering Conference : presented at Big Sky, Montana, June 16-20, 1999 , Vol.42, pp.53-54
01/01/1999
Abstract
In order to determine if changes in the loading patterns of the craniovertebral junction due to changes in the transverse ligament favor the patterns of destruction seen clinically during the early stages of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a non-linear, three-dimensional finite element (FE) model of the occipito-atlanto-axial complex was generated from human cadaveric data. Stress profiles at the transverse ligament-odontoid process articulation were evaluated. Contact stress data indicated that destruction of the transverse ligament lead to decreased stresses in the axis where the transverse ligament and the odontoid process articulate.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Biomechanical aspects of early rheumatoid arthritis involvement of the upper cervical spine: a finite element investigation
- Creators
- Christian M PuttlitzVijay K GoelNicole M GroslandJeffrey L ScifertCharles R ClarkVincent C Traynelis
- Resource Type
- Conference proceeding
- Publication Details
- Proceedings of the 1999 Bioengineering Conference : presented at Big Sky, Montana, June 16-20, 1999 , Vol.42, pp.53-54
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 01/01/1999
- Academic Unit
- Roy J. Carver Department of Biomedical Engineering; Orthopedics and Rehabilitation; Injury Prevention Research Center
- Record Identifier
- 9984185466202771
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