title: [Effect of clamping tensile strength on load distribution in paired mounted spinal internal fixators].
abstract: Paired internal spinal fixation devices are not necessarily loaded symmetrically when the vertebrae are unable to support one another directly. A finite element model has been developed to predict the influence of clamping rigidity on the load distribution. If the stiffness of one clamping element is significantly reduced, the corresponding implant will bear only about 30 percent of the outer bending moment. The theoretical results were confirmed experimentally with sensor-loaded internal spinal fixation devices.
authors.affiliation: Orthopädische Klinik und Poliklinik, Freien Universität Berlin im Oskar-Helene-Heim.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Calisse
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rohlmann
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bergmann
mesh_terms: D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D003198:Computer Simulation; D006801:Humans; D016268:Internal Fixators; D008432:Mathematical Computing; D008953:Models, Anatomic; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted; D012984:Software; D013123:Spinal Fusion / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013131:Spine / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013718:Tensile Strength; D016474:Weight-Bearing / Q000502:physiology*
vernacular_title: Einfluss der Klemmsteifigkeit auf die Lastverteilung in paarig montierten Wirbel-Fixateur interne.