An instrumented implant for vertebral body replacement that measures loads in the anterior spinal column

Medical Engineering and Physics

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 580-585

  Rohlmann, Antonius ^a   Gabel, Udo ^a   Graichen, Friedmar ^a   Bender, Alwina ^a   Bergmann, Georg ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Implant loading; Load measurement; Measuring accuracy; Telemetry; Vertebral body replacement

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; NEUROLOGY; POWER SUPPLY CIRCUITS; TELEMETERING; VIDEO RECORDING;

IMPLANT LOADING; LOAD MEASUREMENT; MEASURING ACCURACY; VERTEBRAL BODY REPLACEMENT;

IMPLANTS (SURGICAL);

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BONE PROSTHESIS; ELECTRONIC SENSOR; FORCE; LOAD CARRYING CAPACITY; MEASUREMENT; POWER SUPPLY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TELEMETRY; VERTEBRA BODY REPLACEMENT; VIDEOTAPE;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPINAL FUSION; SPINE; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TELEMETRY; TRANSDUCERS; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 33847316886     PISSN: 13504533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2006.06.012     Document Type: Article

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