The effect of fracture and fracture fixation on ultrasonic velocity and attenuation

Physiological Measurement

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 201-211

  Saulgozis, J ^a   Pontaga, I ^a   Lowet, G ^b   Van der Perre, G ^b  

^a RIGA STRADINS UNIVERSITY   (Latvia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Bone; Fracture healing; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

FRACTURE; NONINVASIVE MEDICAL PROCEDURES; ULTRASONIC VELOCITY; ULTRASONIC WAVES; ULTRASONICS;

CORTICAL BONE; FRACTURE HEALING; IN-VIVO; LONGITUDINAL WAVES; MEASUREMENTS OF; NONINVASIVE TECHNIQUE; SOFT TISSUE; ULTRA-SOUND VELOCITIES; ULTRASONIC VELOCITIES AND ATTENUATION; ULTRASOUND ATTENUATION;

BONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0029787036     PISSN: 09673334     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0967-3334/17/3/006     Document Type: Article

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