Figure 6From: Toward the Development of Virtual Surgical Tools to Aid Orthopaedic FE AnalysesLaminoplasty procedure performed on vertebra C5. (a) Intact C5 surface, (b) bicortical defect, (c) contralateral hinge defect introduced, (d) spinous process resected, (e) drill holes introduced, (f) FE mesh, (g) hinge opened and the calculated stresses are input as initial conditions for the (h) plated model.Back to article page