Evaluation of a synthetic vertebral body augmentation model for rapid and reliable cyclic compression life testing of materials for balloon kyphoplasty

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part B Applied Biomaterials

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 179-188

  Lewis, Gladius ^a   Schwardt, Jeffrey D ^b   Slater, Thomas A ^c   Janna, Si ^a  

^a University of Memphis   (United States)

^b Broncus Technologies   (United States)

^c Kyphon Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Balloon kyphoplasty; Bone cement; Fatigue

Indexed keywords

BALLOONS; BONE; BONE CEMENT; CALCIUM; CALCIUM PHOSPHATE; DATA COMPRESSION; MATERIALS TESTING; MOLECULAR BEAM EPITAXY; POLYMERS; SOLUTIONS; TESTING;

ACRYLIC BONE CEMENTS; ANIMAL MODELS; BALLOON KYPHOPLASTY; CALCIUM PHOSPHATES; CYCLIC COMPRESSION; EX-VIVO; FATIGUE; HIGH LOAD; KYPHOPLASTY; LIFE TESTING; LOW LOAD; MAXIMUM LOADS; MAXIMUM STRESS; PHOSPHATE BUFFERED SALINE SOLUTION; POLYURETHANE FOAM; TEST CONDITIONS; TWO MATERIALS; VERTEBRAL BODIES;

PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS;

ACRYLIC CEMENT; CALCIUM PHOSPHATE; PHOSPHATE BUFFERED SALINE; POLYURETHAN;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BONE PROSTHESIS; CANCELLOUS BONE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CYCLIC COMPRESSION LIFE TEST; EX VIVO STUDY; IMMERSION; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; KYPHOPLASTY; SPINE SURGERY; STRESS; VALIDITY; VERTEBRAL BODY AUGMENTATION; VISCOSITY;

BONE CEMENTS; BONE SUBSTITUTES; CALCIUM PHOSPHATES; MATERIALS TESTING; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE; POLYURETHANES; SPINE; VERTEBROPLASTY;

EID: 52449102493     PISSN: 15524973     EISSN: 15524981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.b.31089     Document Type: Article

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