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Table 2 Equivalent stress of various cages and bone grafts under all circumstances

From: A lattice topology optimization of cervical interbody fusion cage and finite element comparison with ZK60 and Ti-6Al-4V cages

Equivalent Stress

 

Ti

ZK60

Optimized

ZK60 vs Ti

Optimized vs ZK60

Optimized vs Ti

Cage (MPa)

 Static

1.69

1.42

1.17

−15.57%

−18.12%

−30.87%

 Flexion

1.72

1.41

1.12

−18.03%

−20.52%

−34.85%

 Extension

1.76

1.52

1.25

−13.51%

−17.89%

−28.98%

 Left lateral bending

1.75

1.46

1.16

−16.51%

−20.15%

−33.34%

 Right lateral bending

1.76

1.48

1.21

−15.87%

−18.55%

−31.48%

 Left axial rotation

1.69

1.41

1.12

−16.15%

−20.52%

−33.35%

 Right axial rotation

1.69

1.43

1.17

−15.70%

−18.27%

−31.10%

Bone graft (KPa)

 Static

37.99

48.77

69.03

28.37%

41.55%

81.70%

 Flexion

38.42

47.91

67.24

24.69%

40.36%

75.02%

 Extension

39.10

51.26

74.79

31.07%

45.91%

91.25%

 Left lateral bending

39.00

49.67

70.45

27.38%

50.56%

91.77%

 Right lateral bending

38.66

49.48

70.00

27.99%

42.39%

82.24%

 Left axial rotation

37.95

47.87

67.12

26.13%

40.21%

76.85%

 Right axial rotation

38.14

48.93

69.33

28.29%

41.69%

81.79%