Title :
Pressure-volume studies in human lumbar spinal discs
Author_Institution :
Columbia Univ. Coll. of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY
Abstract :
A continuous pressure-volume relation is determined within the nucleus pulposus of the human spinal disc by infusing saline solution. The data show that the nucleus pulposus has the properties of a tight hydraulic space in which a large pressure rise results from a small increase in volume and the opposite is also true
Keywords :
biological fluid dynamics; human lumbar spinal discs; nucleus pulposus; pressure-volume studies; saline solution infusion; tight hydraulic space; Cadaver; Catheters; Educational institutions; Humans; Hydraulic systems; Needles; Plastics; Spine; Surgery; Transducers;
Conference_Titel :
Biomedical Engineering Conference, 1995., Proceedings of the 1995 Fourteenth Southern
Conference_Location :
Shreveport, LA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2083-2
DOI :
10.1109/SBEC.1995.514496
