A device for the measurement of pedicle screw moments by means of internal strain gauges

Journal of Biomechanical Engineering

Volumn 118, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 423-425

  Smith, Tait S ^a   Yerby, Scott A ^a   McLain, Robert F ^a   McKinley, Todd O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAILURE (MECHANICAL); MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; SCREWS; STRAIN GAGES; TRANSDUCERS;

COTREL-DUHOUSSET PEDICLE SCREWS; FLEXION EXTENSION MOMENTS; PEDICLE SCREWS; SPINAL RECONSTRUCTION; VERTEBRA;

PROSTHETICS;

ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; FRACTURE TREATMENT; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; REPRODUCIBILITY; TRANSDUCER;

BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREWS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MATERIALS TESTING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPINAL FRACTURES; TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 0030220034     PISSN: 01480731     EISSN: 15288951     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2796027     Document Type: Article

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