Development and calibration of a load sensing cervical distractor capable of withstanding autoclave sterilization

Medical Engineering and Physics

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 343-346

  Demetropoulos, C K ^a   Truumees, E ^a   Herkowitz, H N ^a   Yang, K H ^b  

^a WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Wayne State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical discectomy; Cervical distractor; Spinal fusion; Strain gauge

Indexed keywords

AUTOCLAVES; BIOMECHANICS; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; DISEASES; LOADS (FORCES); STERILIZATION (CLEANING); STRAIN MEASUREMENT;

CERVICAL DISTRACTORS; GRAFTING; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPRESSIVE LOAD; PSEUDOARTHROSIS;

NEUROSURGERY;

ARTICLE; AUTOCLAVE; BONE GRAFT; CALIBRATION; CERVICAL SPINE DISLOCATION; DEVICE; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDARTHROSIS; SENSOR; SPINE SURGERY; SURGEON;

EID: 16844378793     PISSN: 13504533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2004.09.003     Document Type: Article

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