Braces do not reduce loads on internal spinal fixation devices

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 97-102

  Rohlmann, A ^a   Bergmann, G ^a   Graichen, F ^a   Neff, G ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Internal spinal fixator; Load measurement; Spinal orthoses; Spine; Telemetry

Indexed keywords

BRACES (FOR LIMBS AND JOINTS); IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); TELEMETERING;

INTERNAL FIXATION DEVICES;

BIOMECHANICS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BRACE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SITTING; SPINE STABILIZATION; STANDING; SUPINE POSITION; WALKING;

ADULT; AGED; BIOMECHANICS; BRACES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPINAL FRACTURES; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; WALKING; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 0033083679     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0268-0033(98)00056-4     Document Type: Article

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