The influence of mechanical stimulus on the pattern of tissue differentiation in a long bone fracture - An FEM study

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 415-425

  Gardner, T N ^a   Stoll, T ^a   Marks, L ^b   Mishra, S ^a   Knothe Tate, M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b New Technology Engineering Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^c Inst Biomed Eng Med Info U   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Callus; Displacement; Finite Element; Fracture; Healing

Indexed keywords

BONE; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; RADIOGRAPHY; STIFFNESS; STRAIN; STRESS CONCENTRATION; YIELD STRESS;

CALLUS;

BIOMECHANICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; BONE REMODELING; BONE STRESS; CALLUS; CASE REPORT; DIAPHYSIS; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; TIBIA FRACTURE; TISSUE DIFFERENTIATION; TISSUE INJURY;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; BONY CALLUS; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; GROWTH; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TIBIAL FRACTURES; WEIGHT-BEARING; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0033968708     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9290(99)00189-X     Document Type: Article

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