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Elastic modulus in the selection of interbody implants

Robert F Heary1, Naresh Parvathreddy1, Sujitha Sampath1

  • 1Department of Neurological Surgery, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey, USA.

Journal of Spine Surgery (Hong Kong)
|July 27, 2017
PubMed
Summary

This study measured the stiffness of spinal implants. Metal implants showed significantly higher elastic modulus (stiffness) than PEEK and bone, informing surgical choices.

Keywords:
Elastic modulusspinal surgerystiffnessstress-strainsurgical implants

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