Loads acting in an intramedullary nail during fracture healing in the human femur

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 849-857

  Schneider, Erich ^a,b   Michel, Markus C ^a   Genge, Martin ^a   Zuber, Kurt ^a   Ganz, Reinhold ^a   Perren, Stephan M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b AO RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Femur; Fracture healing; In vivo loads; Intramedullary nailing; Telemetry

Indexed keywords

IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); METHOD OF MOMENTS; MUSCLE; PATIENT TREATMENT; TELEMETERING;

FRACTURES;

ORTHOPEDICS;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMUR FRACTURE; FRACTURE HEALING; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NAIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TELEMETRY;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMANS; MALE; POSTURE; TELEMETRY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0034988889     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9290(01)00037-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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