ASTM F2193: Standard Specifications and Test Methods for Components Used in the Surgical Fixation of the Spinal Skeletal System.
Specifications and test methods for individual spinal fixation components, such as metallic spinal screws, metallic spinal plates and metallic spinal rods are given within this standard. If you are interested in evaluating the next level in the spinal fixation system chain (the interconnections between individual components and subassemblies), you can consult ASTM F1798. At the highest level of this chain is the test method ASTM F1717, which is used to evaluate an entire construct assembled from many components and involving numerous interconnections and several subassemblies.
