Stress analysis of halo pin insertion by non-linear finite element modeling

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 903-909

  Voor, M J ^a   Anderson, R C ^b   Hart, R T ^b  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE FIXATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ORTHOPEDICS; STRESS ANALYSIS;

CORTICAL BONE; HALO PIN INSERTION; LOOSENING;

BIOMECHANICS;

ARTICLE; BONE INJURY; COMPRESSION; CORTICAL BONE; FORCE; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKULL; STRESS;

EID: 0031239251     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9290(97)82887-4     Document Type: Article

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