Mechanical properties and material characteristics of orthopaedic casting material

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1989, Pages 57-63

  Mihalko, William M ^a   Beaudoin, Armand J ^a   Krause, William R ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Elastic modulus; Fiber glass; Finite element method; Orthopaedic casting; Plaster

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM SULFATE; GLASS; GLASS FIBER;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; PLASTER CAST; STANDARD; TENSILE STRENGTH;

BIOMECHANICS; CALCIUM SULFATE; CASTS, SURGICAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GLASS; HUMAN; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 0024489147     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: 15312291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005131-198903010-00011     Document Type: Article

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