Evaluation of the fracture site mechanical properties in vivo by monitoring the motion of a dynamic pin clamp during simulated walking

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 17, Issue 9-10, 2002, Pages 687-697

  Ohnishi, I ^a   Nakamura, K ^a   Okazaki, H ^a   Sato, W ^a   Kurokawa, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Displacement; Dynamic external fixator; Fracture healing; Mechanical properties; Viscoelastoplasticity

Indexed keywords

BALL BEARINGS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTOPLASTICITY; FRACTURE; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT TREATMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; SENSORS; SYNCHRONIZATION; VISCOELASTICITY;

QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENT;

BIOMECHANICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MOVEMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOOT; FRACTURE; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MECHANICS; OSCILLATION; PATIENT MONITORING; PLASTICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SENSOR; TIBIA; TIME; VISCOELASTICITY; WALKING; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADULT; BONE NAILS; ELASTICITY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EXTERNAL FIXATORS; FEMALE; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOTION; OSCILLOMETRY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIBIA; TIBIAL FRACTURES; TRANSDUCERS; VISCOSITY; WALKING; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 0036853030     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0268-0033(02)00133-X     Document Type: Article

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