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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-10-19
pubmed:abstractText
The authors present the case of a failed titanium anterior cervical spine plate. The plate was contoured during implantation. Analysis of the failed implant with electron microscopy showed no metallurgical flaw to have caused the plate fracture. A crack was apparently initiated with the contouring of the plate. It was located at the weakest point in the plate (the position of the intermediate screw hole), and with subsequent stress, it propagated and led to fracture. Techniques for avoiding failure of this type are discussed.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0022-3085
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
83
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
741-3
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Failure of a titanium anterior cervical plate implant: microstructural analysis of failure. Case report.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Neurosurgery, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports