Abstract: Mechanical studies of the Functional Spinal Unit (FSU) in-vitro have shown that the slopes of the load-displacement curves increase with load. This nonlinearity implies that the stiffness of the ...

Abstract: An in-vitro system has been devised to monitor the properties of an idealized fracture site immobilized with a Hoffman-Vidal external fixator. A dial gage was used to measure the relative pin ...

Abstract: A method for the calculation of translations and Eulerian rotations of an orthogonal axis system with respect to a fixed reference is described with application to the measurement of position ...

Abstract: A three-dimensional, linear finite element model was generated for an intact plexiglass tube with an attached six-hole stainless steel compression plate. We examined external forces representing ...