Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 31, Issue 5 , Pages 533-538 , June 2009

Evaluation of load transfer characteristics of a dynamic stabilization device on disc loading under compression

  • Qing Hang Zhang

      Affiliations

    • School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, 50 Nanyang Ave, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798, Singapore
    • ,
  • Yuan Li Zhou

      Affiliations

    • School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, 50 Nanyang Ave, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798, Singapore
    • ,
  • Dominique Petit

      Affiliations

    • FlexSpine Pte Ltd., Singapore
    • ,
  • Ee Chon Teo

      Affiliations

    • School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, 50 Nanyang Ave, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798, Singapore
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +65 6790 5529.

Received 12 November 2007 ,Revised 19 September 2008 ,Accepted 22 September 2008.

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PII: S1350-4533(08)00176-8

doi: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2008.09.011

Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 31, Issue 5 , Pages 533-538 , June 2009

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