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Figure 4

From: Intradiscal cement leakage (ICL) increases the stress on adjacent vertebrae after kyphoplasty for osteoporotic vertebra compression fracture (OVCF): a finite-element study

Figure 4

(A) Axial displacements of anterior, posterior columns of A, B, C models (pre-PKP, post-PKP with ICL, post-PKP without ICL) under an axial compressive load of 400 N; (B) average von Mises stresses in the intervertebral discs A, B, C models (pre-PKP, post-PKP with ICL, post-PKP without ICL) under an axial compressive load of 400 N.

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