A femoral neck fracture model in rabbits

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 431-442

  Ohnishi, Isao ^a   Oikawa, Katsuhiko ^b   Tsuji, Koichiro ^c   Ichikawa, Tadashi ^c   Kurokawa, Takahide ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b Gunze Co Ltd   (Japan)

^c CHUGAI PHARMACEUTICAL CO LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

Damping material; Femoral neck fracture; Fracture model; Impact load testing; Shock absorption

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; TISSUE;

NECK FRACTURE;

BIOMECHANICS;

RESIN;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAPHYSIS; DISEASE MODEL; FEMUR HEAD; FEMUR NECK FRACTURE; FORCE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; RANDOMIZATION; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 0347928637     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9290(02)00363-9     Document Type: Article

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