Prediction of the strength and fracture location of the femoral neck by CT-based finite-element method: A preliminary study on patients with hip fracture

Journal of Orthopaedic Science

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 545-550

  Bessho, Masahiko ^a   Ohnishi, Isao ^a   Okazaki, Hiroshi ^a   Sato, Wakyo ^a   Kominami, Hisato ^b   Matsunaga, Shigeru ^c   Nakamura, Kozo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b MITSUBISHI SPACE SOFTWARE CO LTD   (Japan)

^c Res Ctr of Compl Mechanics Inc   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bone strength; Finite element method; Fracture load; Hip fracture; Osteoporosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE STRENGTH; CADAVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK FRACTURE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PREDICTION; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 11244346676     PISSN: 09492658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00776-004-0824-1     Document Type: Article

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