Prediction of fracture location in the proximal femur using finite element models

Medical Engineering and Physics

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 657-664

  Keyak, J H ^a,b,c,e   Rossi, S A ^b,c   Jones, K A ^b   Les, C M ^d   Skinner, H B ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SAN FRANCISCO VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Femur; Finite element; Hip fracture; Osteoporosis

Indexed keywords

BONE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

PROXIMAL FEMUR;

DIAGNOSIS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE FRACTURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FALLING; FEMALE; FEMUR; FEMUR FRACTURE; FEMUR TROCHANTERIC FRACTURE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDING; STATISTICAL MODEL; WEIGHT BEARING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FEMORAL NECK FRACTURES; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 0035689961     PISSN: 13504533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1350-4533(01)00094-7     Document Type: Article

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