Development of a Three-Dimensional Finite Element Model of Thoracolumbar Kyphotic Deformity following Vertebral Column Decancellation

<table class="table-group" id="tab1"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="7"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left"></td><td class="align_center">Intervertebral discs</td><td class="align_center">Rods</td><td class="align_center">Screws</td><td class="align_center">Cortical bone</td><td class="align_center">Cancellous bone</td><td class="align_center">Total</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="7"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Nodes</td><td class="align_center">37485</td><td class="align_center">5002</td><td class="align_center">11466</td><td class="align_center">91652</td><td class="align_center">363975</td><td class="align_center">509580</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Hexahedrons</td><td class="align_center">27200</td><td class="align_center">3840</td><td class="align_center">6912</td><td class="align_center">91646</td><td class="align_center">316124</td><td class="align_center">445722</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="7"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Number of nodes and hexahedrons of the model.</div>

Applied Bionics and Biomechanics

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Table 1: Development of a Three-Dimensional Finite Element Model of Thoracolumbar Kyphotic Deformity following Vertebral Column Decancellation 