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From: Flexible growing rods: a biomechanical pilot study of polymer rod constructs in the stability of skeletally immature spines

Fig. 3

Spine test specimen with PEEK rod construct mounted for a flexion-extension test. Bottom: At each vertebra, a marker array with 3 white LEDs was inserted into the anterior aspect for video motion analysis (Reproduced from Reference 40: Bylski-Austrow DI, Glos DL, Bonifas AC, Carvalho MF, Coombs MT, Sturm PF. Flexible growing rods: A pilot study to determine if polymer rod constructs may provide stability to skeletally immature spines. Scoliosis 2015, 10(Suppl 1):O73.) Top: A floating pulley system was used to convert linear displacement of crosshead to rotation to apply moment to the cranial end of the specimen

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Scoliosis and Spinal Disorders

ISSN: 2397-1789

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