In vitro testing of a novel limb salvage prosthesis for the distal femur

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 608-615

  Cristofolini, Luca ^a,b   Bini, Stefano ^c   Toni, Aldo ^a,b  

^a RIZZOLI ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c KAISER PERMANENTE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Arthroplasty; Femur; Massive prosthesis; Resection; Strain gauge; Stress shielding

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE RESECTION; FEMUR TUMOR; HUMAN; LEG PROSTHESIS; LIMB SALVAGE; OSTEOLYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; PROSTHESIS FIXATION; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; TIME;

EID: 0032417510     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0268-0033(98)00024-2     Document Type: Article

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