Assessment of bone healing under callus distraction using an automatic torsional stiffness metering system;Erfassung der knochenheilung während der kallusdistraktion durch ein automatisiertes torsjonales steifigkeitsmeßsystem

Biomedizinische Technik

Volumn 45, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 343-348

  Thorey, F ^a   Windhagen, H ^a   Linnenberg, D ^a   Nolle O ^a   Maciejewski, O ^a   Spies, C ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bone healing; Distraction osteogenesis; External fixation; Qantitative measurement of bone healing; Torsional stiffness

Indexed keywords

BONE; FRACTURE FIXATION; MECHANICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; NONINVASIVE MEDICAL PROCEDURES; STIFFNESS; TORSIONAL STRESS;

AUTOMATIC TORSIONAL STIFFNESS METERING SYSTEM; BONE HEALING; CALLUS DISTRACTION;

BIOMECHANICS;

ARTICLE; BONE REGENERATION; CALLUS; DEVICE; DISTRACTION OSTEOGENESIS; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; RIGIDITY;

EID: 0034525077     PISSN: 00135585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/bmte.2000.45.12.343     Document Type: Article

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