Pure moment testing for spinal biomechanics applications: Fixed versus sliding ring cable-driven test designs

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1422-1425

  Eguizabal, Johnny ^a   Tufaga, Michael ^a   Scheer, Justin K ^a   Ames, Christopher ^a   Lotz, Jeffrey C ^a   Buckley, Jenni M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioengineering; Pure moment; Spine biomechanics; Spine testing

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR POSTERIORS; APPLIED LOADING; AXIAL BENDING; BIOENGINEERING; CABLE-DRIVEN; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FLEXION-EXTENSION; IN-LINE; IN-VITRO; LOADING STATE; MOMENT LOADING; MULTIAXIAL LOADS; NON-TRIVIAL; NONUNIFORM; RING SYSTEMS; SET-UPS; SHEAR FORCE; SLIDING RINGS; SPINE BIOMECHANICS; SURGICAL INTERVENTIONS; TEST DESIGNS; TEST SPECIMENS;

BIOMECHANICS; BIOPHYSICS; CABLES; DESIGN; LOADING;

LOADS (FORCES);

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; COMPRESSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MECHANICAL STRESS; MECHANICAL TORSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; RIGIDITY; SHEAR STRESS; SPINE MOBILITY; TORQUE;

HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOVEMENT; SPINE;

EID: 77951978595     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2010.02.004     Document Type: Article

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