Minimizing errors during in vitro testing of multisegmental spine specimens: Considerations for component selection and kinematic measurement

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1881-1885

  Gédet, Philippe ^a   Thistlethwaite, Paul A ^a   Ferguson, Stephen J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Apparatus; In vitro; Kinematics; Kinetics; Spine

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKERS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); ERROR ANALYSIS; FRICTION; KINEMATICS; KINETICS; OPTIMIZATION;

MOTION CAPTURE; POLYMER TUBES; SHEAR FORCES; SPINE;

BIOMECHANICS;

POLYMER;

ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; FRICTION; IN VITRO STUDY; KINEMATICS; LUMBAR SPINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEAR STRESS; SIMULATION;

ARTIFACTS; BIOMECHANICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HUMANS; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; QUALITY CONTROL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPINE; TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 34248213736     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2006.07.024     Document Type: Article

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