Analysis of Long Bone and Vertebral Failure Patterns.

Abstract

Baboons were dropped vertically from four feet above the ground. The vertebral columns were examined with light microscopy and scanning electron microscopy. Six months post-impaction, there was damage to the vertebral end plates and beginning osteoarthrosis of the facet joints. Six years post-impaction, the lesions had progressed to anterior osteophyte formation and severe osteoarthrosis of the facet joints. The lesions observed in this study are thought to be related to the impaction sequence. Normal anatomy of the rhesus monkey spine was also investigated.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADA129233

Entities

People

  • Jo Ann C. Eurell

Organizations

  • University of Florida

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Anatomy
  • Bone And Bones
  • Bone Diseases
  • Cartilage
  • Connective Tissue Cells
  • Electron Microscopy
  • Joint Diseases
  • Materials
  • Microscopy
  • Pain
  • Peripheral Nervous System
  • Rhesus Monkeys
  • Scanning Electron Microscopy
  • Spinal Column
  • Spine
  • Tissues

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

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  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Immunology and Pathology

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  • Microelectronics