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Finite element model of the intervertebral disk (left), showing the cylindrical nucleus pulposus and the collagen fibers in the annulus fibrosus. Assignment of the elements of the vertebra to distinct materials representing bone with different material properties (trabecular, cortical shell of the vertebral body and of the pedicles, posterior elements) (right).
