A wireless sensor network system to determine biomechanics of spinal braces during daily living

Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 235-243

  Lou, Edmond ^a   Hill, Doug L ^a   Raso, James V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Brace treatment; Scoliosis; Wireless data acquisition

Indexed keywords

BRACE TREATMENT; DAILY ACTIVITY; DAILY LIVING; FORCE DISTRIBUTIONS; LOG DATA; POWER CONSUMPTION; SAMPLE RATE; WIRELESS DATA; WIRELESS SENSOR; WIRELESS SYSTEMS;

BIOPHYSICS; ELECTRIC NETWORK SYNTHESIS; FORCE MEASUREMENT; SENSOR NETWORKS; WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS;

BIOMECHANICS;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BRACE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MECHANICAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; SCOLIOSIS; TELEMETRY;

ADOLESCENT; BIOMECHANICS; BRACES; CHILD; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SCOLIOSIS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TELEMETRY;

EID: 77649238195     PISSN: 01400118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11517-010-0575-4     Document Type: Article

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