Date of download: 10/20/2017 Copyright © ASME. All rights reserved. From: Assessment of Pedicle Bone Strength in the Lumbar Spine Using a “Smart” Ball Tip Probe J. Med. Devices. 2013;7(4):041002-041002-4. doi:10.1115/1.4004206 Figure Legend: “Smart” ball tip probe with in-line load cell used to assess pedicle bone strength
Date of download: 10/20/2017 Copyright © ASME. All rights reserved. From: Assessment of Pedicle Bone Strength in the Lumbar Spine Using a “Smart” Ball Tip Probe J. Med. Devices. 2013;7(4):041002-041002-4. doi:10.1115/1.4004206 Figure Legend: (Left) Five zones where bone crush strength was measured. (Right) Use of instrumented ball tip probe to assess cancellous bone strength.
Date of download: 10/20/2017 Copyright © ASME. All rights reserved. From: Assessment of Pedicle Bone Strength in the Lumbar Spine Using a “Smart” Ball Tip Probe J. Med. Devices. 2013;7(4):041002-041002-4. doi:10.1115/1.4004206 Figure Legend: Correlation of bone crush strength in the centrum with level-specific T-score
Date of download: 10/20/2017 Copyright © ASME. All rights reserved. From: Assessment of Pedicle Bone Strength in the Lumbar Spine Using a “Smart” Ball Tip Probe J. Med. Devices. 2013;7(4):041002-041002-4. doi:10.1115/1.4004206 Figure Legend: (Left) Mechanical testing setup for tangential fatigue and (right) coaxial destructive loading (pull-out)