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Table of Contents<br />

Introduction..............................................................................................................................................................1<br />

Spinal Fusion..........................................................................................................................................................3<br />

History.......................................................................................................................................................................3<br />

Mechanics of Spine................................................................................................................................................4<br />

Background.............................................................................................................................................................4<br />

Natural Loading ....................................................................................................................................................6<br />

Case Study I: Finite Element Analysis .........................................................................................................7<br />

Case Study II: Human Cadaver Analysis.....................................................................................................9<br />

Materials .....................................................................................................................................................................9<br />

Metal-­‐on-­‐Metal ...................................................................................................................................................10<br />

Metal-­‐on-­‐Polymer .............................................................................................................................................11<br />

Ceramic-­‐on-­‐Polymer........................................................................................................................................12<br />

Ceramic-­‐on-­‐Ceramic ........................................................................................................................................13<br />

Clinical Total Disc Implants ..........................................................................................................................14<br />

Complications and Success Rates...............................................................................................................15<br />

Future Directions................................................................................................................................................17<br />

ICORD (International Collaboration on Repair and Discoveries) ................................................17<br />

Conclusion...............................................................................................................................................................18<br />

References...............................................................................................................................................................20<br />

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