I am designing a spinal disc with 2 metal endplates. These endplates are rectangular in shape and are fixed to form a flat contact surface with the vertebrae bone surface.
My question is based on the bending stress of these metal endplates. I need to work out the possible thickness of these...
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I am designing the appropriate size of an upper endplate for a spinal disc and was wondering what would be the best way to calculate bending stress in this design. The image is shown in the link above. It is a ball and socket...