A bone-stiffness measuring instrument comprises a set or kit of readily assembled and adjusted components, namely a goniometer, a light-weight load cell, and a small computer package, adapted to continuously respond to the outputs of the load cell and goniometer and to display and/or record (i.e., store)...http://www.google.com/patents/US5493788?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US5493788 - System for measuring stiffness of a fractured bone
