Magnitudes of local stress and strain along bony surfaces predict the course and type of fracture healing

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 255-266

  Claes, L E ^a   Heigele, C A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bone healing; Mechanical stimuli; Tissue differentiation

Indexed keywords

BONE; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STRAIN; STRESS ANALYSIS;

FRACTURE HEALING;

BIOMECHANICS;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BONE STRESS; CALLUS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENCHONDRAL OSSIFICATION; FIBROUS DYSPLASIA; FRACTURE HEALING; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; MODEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDARTHROSIS; SHEEP; TISSUE DIFFERENTIATION;

ANIMALS; BONY CALLUS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FRACTURE HEALING; SHEEP; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 0033104459     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9290(98)00153-5     Document Type: Article

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