PMID: 9657547Jul 10, 1998Paper

Effects of cross-linkage on fatigue life and failure modes of stainless steel posterior spinal constructs

Journal of Spinal Disorders
J L StamboughH Serhan

Abstract

This study tested the effects of cross-linkage on the fatigue performance of posterior spinal constructs (i.e., AcroMed stainless steel Isola systems). The failure modes encountered during fatigue were also examined. The results of this study confirmed earlier findings that the use of cross-linkage does not significantly affect the stability of posterior constructs during axial loading. Their influence in torsion loading is much more pronounced. During the fatigue tests, posterior stainless steel spinal implants instrumented without cross-linkage reached 1 million cycles at 500- and 750-N loads. When the load was increased to 1,000 N, the number of cycles to failure dropped by two-thirds. These findings demonstrate that the endurance limit was between 750 N and 1,000 N for spinal constructs without cross-linkage, with the limit being closer to 750 N. Devices equipped with one or two cross-linkages reached 1 million cycles at 500 N. The number of cycles to failure dropped dramatically as the load was increased to 750 and 1,000 N. It appears that the endurance limits for spinal devices using cross-linkage should be 500 and 750 N, with the limit closer to the 500-N load. All rod fractures occurred near the junction between the lon...Continue Reading

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Dec 11, 2002·Journal of Biomedical Materials Research. Part B, Applied Biomaterials·E A MagnissalisJ Hager
Oct 18, 2014·Journal of Neurosurgery. Spine·Justin S SmithUNKNOWN International Spine Study Group

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