Fit-and-fill analysis of trochanteric gamma nail for the Thai proximal femur: A virtual simulation study

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 87, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1315-1320

  Mahaisavariya, Banchong ^a,e   Sitthiseripratip, Kriskrai ^b   Oris, Philip ^c   Chaichanasiri, Ekachai ^d   Suwanprateeb, Jintamai ^b  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b NATIONAL METAL AND MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY CENTER   (Thailand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^d MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^e MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Fracture; Intramedullary nail; Trochanter

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICAL BONE; FEMUR; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SIMULATION; THAILAND; THICKNESS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANATOMY, CROSS-SECTIONAL; BONE NAILS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMUR; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; THAILAND;

EID: 13744256343     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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