Temporal chances in dynamic inter fragmentary motion and callus formation in fractures

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 315-321

  Gardner, Trevor Noel ^a   Hardy, John ^c   Evans, Mervyn ^a   Kenwright, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Callus; Displacement; Fracture; Healing; Motion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; BONE REMODELING; BONE SCREW; CALLUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; MALE; OSSIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; TIBIA FRACTURE; WALKING; WEIGHT BEARING; BIOMECHANICS; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MOTION; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; TIBIA; TIME;

BONE; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); FRACTURE; RADIOGRAPHY; STIFFNESS; STRAIN;

CALLUS;

BIOMECHANICS;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREWS; BONY CALLUS; EXTERNAL FIXATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MOTION; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; TIBIA; TIBIAL FRACTURES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031127025     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9290(96)00156-X     Document Type: Article

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