Development of a model for occipital fixation - Validation of an analogue bone material

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine

Volumn 216, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 37-42

  Mullett, H ^a   O'Donnell, T ^a   Felle, P ^b   O'Rourke, K ^a   Fitzpatrick, D ^b  

^a ST VINCENT S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Biomechanical evaluation; Implant; Occipital bone; Synthetic model

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); MORPHOLOGY; POLYURETHANES; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT;

BONE MATERIALS;

BONE;

BIOMECHANICAL EVALUATION; BIOMECHANICAL PROPERTIES; BONE MATERIALS; HIGH DENSITY RIGID POLYURETHANE FOAM; PULL-OUT STRENGTH; SYNTHETIC MODELS; TESTING MODELING; UPPER CERVICAL SPINES;

ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; BIOMECHANICS; BONE PROSTHESIS; BONE SCREW; CADAVER; CERVICAL SPINE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; OCCIPITAL BONE; SPINE FUSION;

BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREWS; BONE SUBSTITUTES; CADAVER; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; HUMANS; MODELS, ANATOMIC; OCCIPITAL BONE; SPINAL FUSION;

EID: 0036105951     PISSN: 09544119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/0954411021536261     Document Type: Conference Paper

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