Fibre optic Bragg grating sensors: An alternative method to strain gauges for measuring deformation in bone

Medical Engineering and Physics

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 104-108

  Fresvig, T ^a   Ludvigsen, P ^a   Steen, H ^a   Reikeras O ^a  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Bone deformation; Bone strain; Fibre optics; In vitro measurement; Optical Bragg grating fibre

Indexed keywords

BONE; FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; FIBER OPTICS; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATES; STRAIN GAGES; STRAIN MEASUREMENT;

BONE DEFORMATION; BONE STRAIN; HUMAN FEMUR DIAPHYSIS; OPTICAL BRAGG GRATING FIBRE; PEARSON CORRELATION COEFFICIENT;

OPTICAL SENSORS;

ADHESIVE AGENT; GLASS FIBER; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE);

ARTICLE; BONE MALFORMATION; BRAGG GRATING SENSOR; CERAMICS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DIAPHYSIS; FEMUR; FIBER OPTICS; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSOR; STRAIN GAUGE TRANSDUCER; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; SUTURE;

BONE REMODELING; CERAMICS; DIAPHYSES; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMUR; FIBER OPTICS; FILTRATION; HUMANS; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENSILE STRENGTH; TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 38149093921     PISSN: 13504533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2007.01.006     Document Type: Article

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