Three-dimensional simulation of fracture repair in the human tibia

Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 369-376

  Lacroix, D ^a   Prendergast, P J ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Bone mechanics; External fixation; Fracture healing; Mechanobiology; Tibia; Tissue differentiation

Indexed keywords

BONE MECHANICS; EXTERNAL FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; MECHANO-BIOLOGY; TIBIA; TISSUE DIFFERENTIATION;

BONE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LOADING; STIFFNESS; TISSUE;

REPAIR;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BONE REGENERATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTICITY; EVALUATION; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; MECHANICAL STRESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; STIMULATION; TIBIA FRACTURE; WEIGHT BEARING;

ALGORITHMS; BONE REGENERATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTICITY; EXTERNAL FIXATORS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TIBIAL FRACTURES; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 0038548504     PISSN: 10255842     EISSN: 14768259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1025584021000025014     Document Type: Article

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