Mechanical conditions in the internal stabilization of proximal tibial defects

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 64-72

  Duda, Georg N ^a   Mandruzzato, Francesco ^a   Heller, Markus ^a   Kassi, Jean Pierre ^a   Khodadadyan, Cyros ^a   Haas, Norbert P ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bone healing; Internal fixator; Physiological like loading; Proximal tibial defect

Indexed keywords

BONE; DEFECTS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE FIXATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MUSCLE; STIFFNESS; STRAIN; YIELD STRESS;

MECHANICAL STIFFNESS TESTING;

IMPLANTS (SURGICAL);

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE STRESS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICAL BONE; DIAPHYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMPLANT; MUSCLE FORCE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROXIMAL TIBIA FRACTURE; RIGIDITY; TREATMENT INDICATION;

BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREWS; CADAVER; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; GAIT; HUMANS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TIBIA;

EID: 0036157046     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0268-0033(01)00102-4     Document Type: Article

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