A fuzzy logic model of fracture healing

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 961-968

  Ament, Ch ^a   Hofer, E P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Expert knowledge; Finite element method; Fracture healing; Fuzzy logic; Ossification; Tissue transformation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE DENSITY; CALLUS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FRACTURE HEALING; MODEL; OSSIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP; TISSUE DIFFERENTIATION;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; BONY CALLUS; CHONDROGENESIS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEEDBACK; FRACTURE HEALING; FUZZY LOGIC; METATARSAL BONES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OSTEOGENESIS; OSTEOTOMY; SHEEP; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0034108372     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9290(00)00049-X     Document Type: Article

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