A Novel Method for Repeatable Failure Testing of Annulus Fibrosus.
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DOI: 10.1115/1.4037855
Abstract: Tears in the annulus fibrosus (AF) of the intervertebral disk can result in disk herniation and progressive degeneration. Understanding AF failure mechanics is important as research moves toward developing biological repair strategies for herniated disks.… read more here.
Keywords: annulus fibrosus; repeatable failure; tissue failure; failure ... See more keywords