Stiffening Plates for Cervical Column

Authors

  • I.C. Rosca Transilvania University of Brasov, Romania
  • C. Druga Transilvania University of Brasov, Romania
  • I. Serban Transilvania University of Brasov, Romania

Keywords:

spine, cervical vertebrae, plates

Abstract

Cervical column diseases are among modern society's most spread illnesses especially due to the bad work positions imposed by the new technological procedures. With the aim to reduce patients’ pain, a lot of technical solutions already exist as orthoses or other different supporting systems. The paper presents a few examples of posterior cervical plates from the literature. In the last part, two models designed and fabricated in the Laboratory of Medical Engineering are presented. The devices were subjected to an FEA analysis to observe the behavior of the material at peak loads that occur in the cervical area, the obtained result being very satisfactory.

Author Biographies

I.C. Rosca, Transilvania University of Brasov, Romania

Medical Engineering Laboratory, Product Design, Mechatronics, and Environment Department

C. Druga, Transilvania University of Brasov, Romania

Medical Engineering Laboratory, Product Design, Mechatronics, and Environment Department

I. Serban, Transilvania University of Brasov, Romania

Medical Engineering Laboratory, Product Design, Mechatronics, and Environment Department

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Published

2017-02-01

Issue

Vol. 9(58) No. 2 Special Issue (2016)

Section

Articles