Clinical Biomechanics
Volume 16, Issue 5 , Pages 373-379 , June 2001

Tomodensitometry measurements for in vivo quantification of mechanical properties of scoliotic vertebrae

  • D. Périé

      Affiliations

    • Sainte-Justine Hospital Research Center, 3175 chemin de la Côte, Sainte-Catherine, Montréal, Quebec, Canada H3T 1C5
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author
    • ,
  • J. Sales De Gauzy

      Affiliations

    • Service d'Orthopédie Pédiatrique, CHU Purpan Toulouse, France
    • ,
  • C. Baunin

      Affiliations

    • Service d'Imagerie Pédiatrique, CHU Purpan Toulouse, France
    • ,
  • M.C. Hobatho

      Affiliations

    • UTC, Laboratoire de Biomécanique et Génie Biomédical, UMR CNRS 6600, Compiègne, France

Received 5 June 2000 ,Accepted 30 January 2001.

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Clinical Biomechanics
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