A whiplash injury study with cervical spinal cages

• Main Authors: Chun-wei Wang, 王俊惟
• Other Authors: 陳大潘
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2008
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/07727919315229913944

碩士 === 國立交通大學 === 機械工程系所 === 96 === The main purpose in this research is to utilize the three segments of cervical vertebra model of finite element,to simulate a patient who has been suffered cervical fusion surgery and sit in the car which suffered the rear-impact,because cause the whiplash effect,make the curved degree of the cervical vertebra too large,and then make the cage to compress the other components of cervical spine induce the deformation of the components of cervical spine and the cage,at alst take stock the other components of cervical spine whether in the compressive strength.The analysis of contact is also the important part of research,in this research,we investigated the settings and principles associate with the analysis of contact of finite element,and prove that is correct of the behavior of contact for using finite element. And then compare analysis result with compressive strength of the references,the result show the vertebra of the cervical vertebra of its section six has been exceed the compressive strength,and the cancellous bone has not gone beyond the compressive strength that can bear.