title: Sensor-based assessment of cast placement and removal.
abstract: Appropriate pressure during the application of a cast is critical to provide adequate stabilization of fractures. Force-sensing resistors (FSR) were used to measure pressure during cast placement and removal. The data demonstrated a signature pattern of skin pressure during the different steps of cast placement and removal. This reproducible signal provides validity evidence for our model.
authors.affiliation: University of Wisconsin, Departments of Surgery.
authors.forename: Anne-Lise D
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Maag
authors.affiliation: University of Wisconsin, Departments of Surgery.
authors.forename: Shlomi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Laufer
authors.affiliation: University of Wisconsin, Departments of Surgery.
authors.forename: Calvin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kwan
authors.affiliation: University of Wisconsin, Departments of Surgery.
authors.forename: Elaine R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.affiliation: University of Wisconsin, Departments of Biomedical Engineering.
authors.forename: Rachel L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Lenhart
authors.affiliation: University of Wisconsin, Departments of Orthopedic Surgery.
authors.forename: Natalie C
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Stork
authors.affiliation: University of Wisconsin, Departments of Orthopedic Surgery.
authors.forename: Matthew A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Halanski
authors.affiliation: University of Wisconsin, Departments of Surgery.
authors.forename: Carla M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Pugh
mesh_terms: D002370:Casts, Surgical; D002983:Clinical Competence; D020878:Device Removal / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D006801:Humans; D007103:Immobilization / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D016544:Patient Simulation; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014160:Transducers, Pressure
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