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Abstract

The invention regards spinal stabilization. It may include a spinal support system having spinal anchors and a bridge coupled to the anchors wherein the bridge has a length with a more flexible section and a less-flexible section. The less flexible section may be at an end of the bridge and the more flexible section may be off centered between the two spinal anchors. It may also include a kit having some or all of these components as well as spacers. It may further include a method of designing a spinal stabilization system this method may include identifying three-dimensional loads placed at a location of a spinal column, identifying three-dimensional ranges of motion for that location of the spinal column, quantifying the forces associated with the identified loads, and designing a spring bridge to transfer some but not all of the loads for at least one of the axes from one end of the spring bridge to another end of the spring bridge, the load not transferred being absorbed at least partially by flexure of the spring bridge.

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