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Cad Design, labview code and fabrication files for a universal testing system tailored toward cadaver studies of the lower extremity.


This system was developed to overcome limitations of using other universal testing systems such as Instrons in cadaver studies. The limitations it overcomes include access to these systems in wet labs, trans-portability, ease of sanitization of the system post study, cadaver surgical access from all angles, ease of mounting cadavers, manipulation of limb angles and positioning and ease of customizability of tests. This system has been sussessfully tested in cadaver studies and can be easily replicated by sending the custom fabrication files to a machinist and sheetmetal company. Other components such as bearings, rod ends, Velmex linear stage, induction hardened shaft and data acquisition components will need to be individually sourced. Further to this, the design can be modified for cadaver studies for other bodily components such as the upper extremity or spine. See 'documents' folder for access to these files. The first piece of literature linked to this system will be linked soon.

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