Mechanical strength of a femoral reconstruction in paediatric oncology: A finite element study

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine

Volumn 217, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 111-119

  Taddei, F ^a   Viceconti, M ^a   Manfrini, M ^b   Toni, A ^a  

^a RIZZOLI ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b Skeletal Oncology Department   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bone tumours; Computed tomography; Finite element; Risk of fracture; Skeletal reconstructions

Indexed keywords

BONE; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; PATIENT MONITORING; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; TUMORS; GRAFTS; PEDIATRICS; RISK PERCEPTION; THERMOELECTRICITY; TISSUE; TOMOGRAPHY;

FEMORAL RECONSTRUCTION;

ONCOLOGY; FRACTURE;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTICITY; EWING SARCOMA; FEMUR; FEMUR FRACTURE; FEMUR TUMOR; FIBULA; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MECHANICAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PLASTIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RADIOGRAPHY; REFERENCE VALUE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TENSILE STRENGTH; TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING; WEIGHT BEARING;

BONE TRANSPLANTATION; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTICITY; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FEMORAL NEOPLASMS; FEMUR; FIBULA; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SARCOMA, EWING'S; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENSILE STRENGTH; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING; WEIGHT-BEARING;

CLINICAL MONITORING; CLINICAL VALIDATIONS; FINITE-ELEMENT STUDY; LOADING CONDITION; MORPHOLOGICAL CHANGES; PAEDIATRIC ONCOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGICAL LOADS; VON MISES EQUIVALENT STRESS;

EID: 0037244133     PISSN: 09544119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544110360579321     Document Type: Conference Paper

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