Investigation of the compressive stiffness of spinal cages in various experimental conditions based on finite element analysis

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

Volumn 226, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 341-344

  Kim, Yoon Hyuk ^a   Choi, Dae Kyung ^a   Kim, Kyungsoo ^b  

^a Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^b Kyonggi University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

biomechanics; Cage; finite element analysis; polymer; spine

Indexed keywords

CAGE; CARBON FIBRE REINFORCED POLYMER; COMPRESSIVE STIFFNESS; EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; IN-VITRO; IN-VIVO; LOAD APPLICATION; MATERIAL PROPERTY; MECHANICAL PERFORMANCE; MECHANICAL TESTS; METAL BLOCKS; METAL CAGE; NOVEL POLYMERS; SPINAL CAGES; SPINAL IMPLANT; SPINE; STANDARD TESTS;

BIOMECHANICS; CARBON FIBERS; ETHERS; FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; ISOMERS; STIFFNESS; TITANIUM; BRIDGE DECKS; CARBON; CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; COPOLYMERS; FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; METAL ANALYSIS; POLYMERS; REINFORCED PLASTICS; REINFORCEMENT;

POLYMERS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BONE PLATE; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROSTHESIS; SPINE FUSION; YOUNG MODULUS;

BONE PLATES; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; ELASTIC MODULUS; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; SPINAL FUSION;

EID: 84862645898     PISSN: 09544119     EISSN: 20413033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0954411912438637     Document Type: Article

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