A novel in vivo impact device for evaluation of sudden limb loading response. Issue 1 (January 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Boutwell, Erin; Stine, Rebecca; Gard, Steven
• Is Part Of: Medical engineering & physics. Volume 37:Issue 1(2015:Jan.)
• Page Start: 151
• Page End: 155
• Publication Date: 2015-01
• Subjects: Biomedical engineering -- Periodicals; Biomedical Engineering -- Periodicals; Physics -- Periodicals; Génie biomédical -- Périodiques; Biomedical engineering; Electronic journals; Periodicals; 610.28
• DOI: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2014.10.008
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1350-4533

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="author-highlights" id="abs0005"> <title id="sect0005">Highlights</title> <sec> <p id="spar0040"> <list id="lis0005"> <list-item id="lsti0005"> <label></label> <p id="par0005">A novel <italic>in vivo</italic> testing apparatus was developed to study limb loading.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0010"> <label></label> <p id="par0010">Mechanical reliability and human subject data were collected.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0015"> <label></label> <p id="par0015">Impact forces in human subject testing were comparable to those found in walking.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0020"> <label></label> <p id="par0020">High repeatability of impact forces were achieved within both data sets.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>