Silicone annulus for mechanically testing nucleus replacement implants for the lumbar intervertebral disc

International Journal of Medical Engineering and Informatics

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 195-204

  Lei, Dang ^a   Hukins, David W L ^a   Shepherd, Duncan E T ^a   Wardlaw, Douglas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b WOODEND HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Annulus; Intervertebral disc; Mechanical testing; Nucleus replacement; Silicone

Indexed keywords

SILASTIC; SILICONE;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; LUMBAR DISK; LUMBAR NUCLEUS REPLACEMENT IMPLANT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RIGIDITY; SILICONE PROSTHESIS;

EID: 77953402368     PISSN: 17550653     EISSN: 17550661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJMEI.2010.031520     Document Type: Article

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