Biomechanics of bone-fracture fixation by stiffness-graded plates in comparison with stainless-steel plates

BioMedical Engineering Online

Volumn 4, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Ganesh, V K ^a   Ramakrishna, K ^b   Ghista, Dhanjoo N ^c  

^a iDAF Systems   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^c NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE-FRACTURE FIXATION; STAINLESS STEEL PLATES; STIFFNESS-GRADED PLATES; STRESS SHIELDING;

BIOMATERIALS; BONE; COMPRESSIVE STRESS; DISEASES; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; PLATE METAL; STAINLESS STEEL; STIFFNESS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TENSILE PROPERTIES;

BIOMECHANICS;

STAINLESS STEEL;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE PLATE; BONE REMODELING; COMPRESSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRACTURE; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; OSTEOPOROSIS; TENSILE STRENGTH; WEIGHT BEARING; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED SURGERY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEVICE FAILURE ANALYSIS; DEVICES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMAN; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; BONE PLATES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; STAINLESS STEEL; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 27744467587     PISSN: 1475925X     EISSN: 1475925X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-925X-4-46     Document Type: Article

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