Assessment of fracture healing by spectral analysis.
The 'in vivo' impulse response of long bones was investigated with the object of assessing the reliability of data taken under various conditions. The ultimate goal of the research is to develop a non-invasive method of monitoring the healing of long bones. A spectrum analyser was developed specifically for this investigation and is presented here.
D001698:Biomedical Engineering; D050723:Fractures, Bone; D006801:Humans; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted; D014732:Vibration; D014945:Wound Healing