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A comparison of the shock-absorbing properties of cervical disc prosthesis bearing materials

Michael C. Dahl, Stephen Jacobsen, Newton Metcalf, Rick Sasso and Randal P. Ching
International Journal of Spine Surgery January 2011, 5 (2) 48-54; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esas.2011.01.002
Michael C. Dahl
aDisc Dynamics Inc., Eden Prairie, MN
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Stephen Jacobsen
bDepartment of Orthopedics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
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Newton Metcalf Jr
cMedtronic Sofamor Danek, Memphis, TN
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Rick Sasso
dIndiana Spine Group, Indianapolis, IN
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Randal P. Ching
eApplied Biomechanics Laboratory, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
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    Three different nucleus materials with identical geometry were tested: (A) PU, (B) UHMWPE, and (C) TI.

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    Environmental chamber and load cell mounted within MTS system.

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    Plot of dynamic stiffness as a function of frequency for each group of nucleus materials (n = 10 each). The equation of each line of best fit and its associated correlation coefficient (R 2) are included underneath the lines.

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    Plot of viscous damping ratio for each group of nucleus materials (n = 10 each). The value in newton-millimeters is included for each material, along with the standard deviation. An asterisk indicates that a group is statistically different from the other groups.

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    Plot of dynamic stiffness for each group of nucleus materials (n = 10 each). The value in newtons per millimeter is included for each group, along with the standard deviation. An asterisk indicates that a group is statistically different from the other groups.

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    Force– displacement (Disp) plots of impulse and quasi-static tests showing biphasic response of PU material. The graph on the left shows the displacement of each material in millimeters as a function of the single impulse force in newtons applied to it. The graph on the right shows the force-displacement curves that resulted from a slow compression of 0.2 mm/s (12 mm/min).

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    Plot of initial (K1), secondary (K2), and average (Kave) quasi-static stiffness for PU nuclei (n = 10). The value in newtons per millimeter is included for each group, along with the standard deviation. An asterisk indicates that a group is statistically different from the other groups.

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Michael C. Dahl, Stephen Jacobsen, Newton Metcalf, Rick Sasso, Randal P. Ching
International Journal of Spine Surgery Jan 2011, 5 (2) 48-54; DOI: 10.1016/j.esas.2011.01.002

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