Polymer Composite Spinal Disc Implants

The goal of this research study was to create an artificial annulus fibrosus similar to that of the natural intervertebral disc, as well as find preliminary results for vertebral endplate connection and nucleus pulposus internal pressure, for the correction of disc degeneration in the spine. The thr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Frost, Brody A.
Other Authors: Materials Science and Engineering
Format: Others
Language:en_US
Published: Virginia Tech 2017
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/78783