Mechanical testing of a flexible fixation device for the lumbar spine

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine

Volumn 214, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 489-495

  Leahy, J C ^a   Mathias, K J ^a   Hukins, D W L ^a   Shepherd, D E T ^a   Deans, W F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; DYNAMIC LOADS; FRACTURE FIXATION; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; POLYESTERS; TENSILE TESTING; TITANIUM;

DYNAMIC TESTS; FLEXIBLE FIXATION; LUMBER SPINE; STATIC TESTS;

IMPLANTS (SURGICAL);

POLYESTER; POLYETHYLENE DERIVATIVE; ULTRA HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE; ULTRA-HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREW; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MATERIALS TESTING; SPINE FUSION; STANDARD; TENSILE STRENGTH; WEIGHT BEARING;

BIOMECHANICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MATERIALS TESTING; POLYESTERS; POLYETHYLENES; SPINAL FUSION; TENSILE STRENGTH; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 0034516762     PISSN: 09544119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/0954411001535516     Document Type: Article

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