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Young’s moduli of metallic biomaterials for implant devices such as artificial hip joints, bone plates, intramedullary rods, and rods for spinal fixation devices should be similar to that of cortical bone to prevent stress shielding [1].
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Niinomi, M., Nakai, M. (2019). Low-Young’s-Modulus Materials for Biomedical Applications. In: Setsuhara, Y., Kamiya, T., Yamaura, Si. (eds) Novel Structured Metallic and Inorganic Materials. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-7611-5_30
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