Mechanical and Biomechanical Characterization of a Polyurethane Nucleus Replacement Device Injected and Cured In Situ Within a Balloon

SAS Journal

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 28-39

  Tsantrizos, Anthony ^a   Ordway, Nathaniel R ^b   Myint, Khin ^a   Martz, Erik ^a   Yuan, Hansen A ^b  

^a Disc Dynamics Inc   (United States)

^b State University of New York Upstate Medical University: College of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

biomechanics; lumbar intervertebral disc; Nucleus replacement implant

Indexed keywords

POLYURETHAN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BALLOON; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMPRESSION; CONTACT STRESS; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; EUROPE; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; NERVE ENDING; NUCLEUS REPLACEMENT DEVICE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE; SHEAR RATE; SPINE DISEASE; STRENGTH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67749121800     PISSN: 19359810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1935-9810(08)70015-X     Document Type: Article

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