The physics of heat generation during reaming of the medullary cavity

Injury

Volumn 29, Issue SUPPL. 2, 1998, Pages

  Baumgart, Frank ^a,c   Kohler, Gregor ^b   Ochsner, Peter E ^b  

^a AO Center   (Switzerland)

^b Kantonsspital Liestal   (Switzerland)

^c AOTK Central Secretariat   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bone; Friction; Heat; Intramedullary reaming; Temperature; Tissue damage

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY TEMPERATURE; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; JOINT CAVITY; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMAL INJURY;

EID: 0344109564     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0020-1383(98)80058-2     Document Type: Article

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