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Table 3 C3-C7 finite element model grid information

From: Four lateral mass screw fixation techniques in lower cervical spine following laminectomy: a finite element analysis study of stress distribution

Part instance

Element type

Element

Node

C3

C3D4(S3)

92250

16975

C4

C3D4(S3)

89542

16509

C5

C3D4(S3)

94226

17375

C6

C3D4(S3)

105076

19333

C7

C3D4(S3)

116581

21378

Disc3/4

C3D4(S3)

2159

548

Disc4/5

C3D4(S3)

2264

596

Disc5/6

C3D4(S3)

2075

534

Disc6/7

C3D4(S3)

2358

605

Total

C3D4(S3)

503911

93390