A mechano-regulation model for tissue differentiation during fracture healing: Analysis of gap size and loading

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1163-1171

  Lacroix, D ^a   Prendergast, P J ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Bone regeneration; Computer simulation; Mechano regulation; Mechanobiology; Tissue differentiation

Indexed keywords

FLOW OF FLUIDS; FRACTURE; HISTOLOGY; STRESS CONCENTRATION; TISSUE;

FRACTURE HEALING;

BIOMECHANICS;

ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CALLUS; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FRACTURE HEALING; GEOMETRY; HISTOLOGY; HYPOTHESIS; MOLECULAR SIZE; OSSIFICATION; OSTEOLYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REDUCTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SIMULATION; STEM CELL; TISSUE DIFFERENTIATION;

BONE REMODELING; BONY CALLUS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTICITY; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURES, BONE; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION, CELLULAR; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RHEOLOGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STRESS, MECHANICAL; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 0036342923     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9290(02)00086-6     Document Type: Article

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