Photoelastic stress analysis reveals that subsurface stress cycling in Silastic poppets likely contributes to internal fissures and subsequent fracture.
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May explain poppet fracture in legacy valves; hypothesis-generating for durability testing in new prostheses.
Greenfield et al. (1973) studied this question.
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