Title :
Design and testing of an intervertebral disc prosthesis
Author_Institution :
Sofamor Danek Group Inc., Memphis, TN
fDate :
30 Oct-2 Nov 1997
Abstract :
The primary rationale for an intervertebral disc prosthesis is to restore normal anatomical relationships while duplicating the normal lumbar spine biomechanics, thereby allowing for normal and uniform stress transfer to adjacent motion segments. The design and test requirements for such a prosthesis are summarised
Keywords :
biomechanics; orthopaedics; prosthetics; adjacent motion segments; biomechanical objectives; design requirements; intervertebral disc prosthesis; normal lumbar spine biomechanics; test requirements; uniform stress transfer; Back; Biomechanics; Joints; Neural prosthesis; Pain; Prosthetics; Protection; Shock absorbers; Surgery; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1997. Proceedings of the 19th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Chicago, IL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4262-3
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1997.756873
