Figure 1.
Illustration of the implant and motion device (A, B), and tips of pin (C) and screw-shaped (D) implants (diameter = 0.5 mm). The loading device (E) consists of a linear variable differential transformer (LVDT), a stylus (which fits into hole in cap of bone plate), a core (which slides into the LVDT) and a load cell connected to core of LVDT.