MONITORING FRACTURE-HEALING WITH STRAIN-GAUGES - THE EFFECT ON STRAINVALUES OF STRAIN-GAUGE LOCATION ON THE PIN CIRCUMFERENCE

Authors
ONI OOA CAPPER M SOUTIS C
Citation
Ooa. Oni et al., MONITORING FRACTURE-HEALING WITH STRAIN-GAUGES - THE EFFECT ON STRAINVALUES OF STRAIN-GAUGE LOCATION ON THE PIN CIRCUMFERENCE, Injury, 26(3), 1995, pp. 181-182
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery,"Emergency Medicine & Critical Care
Journal title
Injury → ACNP
ISSN journal
00201383
Volume
26
Issue
3
Year of publication
1995
Pages
181 - 182
Database
ISI
SICI code
0020-1383(1995)26:3<181:MFWS-T>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
In an attempt to establish some principles for the use of strain gauge s in monitoring fracture healing, four strain gauges were fastened ont o the most proximal pin of a Shearer external fixator applied to a har dwood fracture model. Compression and bending loads were applied and t he strain data were obtained. The results show that the location of th e strain gauge on the circumference of the pin has a significant effec t on strain values.