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Custom-built dynamic spine testing apparatus. Each vertebra is surrounded by a follower-load guide, which allows the precise placement of the cables for load application and also provides a base for optoelectronic motion capture markers. A heating tape was wrapped around the disc and posterior elements to ensure that the PCU components of the implant were at 37°C during testing
