Spinal ligament transducer based on a hall effect sensor

被引:14
作者
Cholewicki, J
Panjabi, MM
Nibu, K
Macias, ME
机构
[1] YALE UNIV,SCH MED,BIOMECH LAB,DEPT ORTHOPAED & REHABIL,NEW HAVEN,CT 06510
[2] YAMAGUCHI UNIV,SCH MED,DEPT ORTHOPAED,UBE,YAMAGUCHI 755,JAPAN
关键词
spine; ligament; transducer; biomechanics;
D O I
10.1016/S0021-9290(96)00137-6
中图分类号
Q6 [生物物理学];
学科分类号
071011 ;
摘要
A spinal ligament transducer (SLT) was developed to measure in situ spinal ligament elongation during the simulation of whiplash trauma with a cadaveric spine specimen. The SLT was designed to be affixed to two K-wires drilled into the bone at the approximate points of ligament origin and insertion. The transducer is low cost and is capable of measuring the linear distance between the K-wires in the range 4-12 mm with the root mean square (RMS) accuracy of 0.025 mm. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Ltd.
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页码:291 / 293
页数:3
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