Influence of preload in flexibility testing of native and instrumented lumbar spine specimens

ASTM Special Technical Publication

Volumn , Issue 1431, 2002, Pages 173-190

  Linke, Berend ^a   Meyer, Georg ^a   Knöller, Stefan ^b   Schneider, Erich ^a  

^a AO RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b Department of Orthopedic Surgery ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Flexibility testing; In vitro testing; Loading device; Preload; Six degree of freedom; Spine

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); MECHANICAL TESTING; STIFFNESS;

LOADING DEVICES;

IMPLANTS (SURGICAL);

EID: 0038204556     PISSN: 00660558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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