Abstract Summary
In this study, we developed a prototype of the anterior cervical plate (ACP) with blocking pin made of shape memory alloy to facilitate insertion and removal of screws and conducted a mechanical strength test and finite element (FE) analysis to evaluate biomechanical stability. The test results showed that the mean yield load of the cervical plate was 69.37N, and the mean yield displacement was 8.68mm. The difference between the yield displacement through the FE analysis and the test results was about 4%, and the maximum stress was 1,867.9MPa
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