Piezoresistive pressure sensors in the measurement of intervertebral disc hydrostatic pressure

Spine Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1030-1034

  Moore, Michael Kevin ^a   Fulop, Steven ^a   Tabib Azar, Massood ^b   Hart, David J ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Case Western Reserve University   (United States)

Author keywords

Intervertebral disc; Piezoresistive sensor; Spinal biomechanics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; COMPRESSION; DISKOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; PIEZORESISTIVE PRESSURE SENSOR; PRESSURE CHAMBER; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSOR;

BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS;

EID: 71649094848     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2009.08.462     Document Type: Article

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