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TECHNOLOGY COMMERCIALIZATION AND FEASIBILITY ANALYSIS OF DEVICE FOR ADJUSTING SPINAL IMPLANTS FOR THE TREATMENT OF EARLY-ONSET PEDIATRIC SCOLIOSIS
… with an aim to non-invasively adjust the spinal implants through magnetic actuation from outside the body. The thesis will focus on the technology commercialization and feasibility analysis of Apto Orthopaedic device for non-invasively adjusting the spinal implants for the treatment of …
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Development of laboratory spine with artificial muscles
There is an increasing demand for spinal surgery and a growing number of new spinal implants and surgical procedures being offered by orthopaedic companies. However, the testing of spinal implants and spinal instrumentation is problematic, with testing in cadavers and animals becoming increasingly …
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흉요추부 골절의 수술적 치료 후 척추경 기기제거술의 효용성
INTRODUCTION: Removal of posterior spinal implants after a successful spinal fusion is a common procedure in thoracolumbar fractures. However, there are still ongoing controversies regarding the advantages and drawbacks of the implant removal. We aimed to investigate the clinical and radiologic …
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Poly(N-Isopropylacrylamide)-based scaffolds for tissue engineering applications
… in tissue engineering applications, specifically spinal injury and nucleus pulposus replacement. Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide), denoted PNIPAAm, is a synthetic polymer with hydrophilic properties at room temperature, but above 32C the chains become hydrophobic and entangle to form physical …
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High Cycle Fatigue Simulation using Extended Space-Time Finite Element Method Coupled with Continuum Damage Mechanics
… residual stresses on fatigue life of dynamic spinal implant rods is studied. Strain-life model is applied to predict the fatigue lives of LSP treated spinal implant rods subjected to the bending fatigue loads. However, it is observed that, the traditional life prediction methods due to their …