DocumentCode
309462
Title
The effect of labeling on the fatigue behavior of spinal rods
Author
Rouleau, Jeffrey P. ; Buchanan, Dennis J. ; Needham, Dusty Anna
Author_Institution
Wright Med. Technol., Arlington, TN, USA
fYear
1997
fDate
4-6 Apr 1997
Firstpage
155
Lastpage
157
Abstract
This study was performed to investigate the effect of laser marking on the fatigue strength of orthopedic spinal rods. Spinal rods from several manufacturers were obtained and tested in a four-point bend configuration. Results indicate that the endurance limit for laser marked rods from the same lot of raw material was on average 33% lower than their non-laser marked counterparts when subjected to the four-point bending test
Keywords
bending; biomechanics; bone; fatigue; laser applications in medicine; laser materials processing; prosthetics; surgery; endurance limit; fatigue behavior; fatigue strength; four-point bend configuration; four-point bending test; labeling; laser marked rods; laser marking; orthopaedic implants; orthopedic spinal rods; raw material; spinal implants; spinal rods; surgery; Fatigue; Immune system; Labeling; Manufacturing; Materials testing; Optical materials; Orthopedic surgery; Raw materials; Stress; Surface resistance;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Biomedical Engineering Conference, 1997., Proceedings of the 1997 Sixteenth Southern
Conference_Location
Biloxi, MS
ISSN
1086-4105
Print_ISBN
0-7803-3869-3
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/SBEC.1997.583237
Filename
583237
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