Femoroplasty-augmentation of mechanical properties in the osteoporotic proximal femur: A biomechanical investigation of PMMA reinforcement in cadaver bones

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 506-512

  Heini, Paul F ^a   Franz, Torsten ^a,b   Fankhauser, Christoph ^b   Gasser, Beat ^b   Ganz, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b R Mathys Foundation   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bone cement; Femoroplasty; Femur; Fracture; Hip; Osteoporosis; PMMA; Reinforcement

Indexed keywords

BONE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FRACTURE; LOADING; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATES;

FEMUR; OSTEOPOROTIC; REINFORCED BONES;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

BONE CEMENT; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE);

ARTICLE; BONE STRUCTURE; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY ABSORPTION; FEMUR; FEMUR NECK; HEALTH CARE; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LOAD CARRYING CAPACITY; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; OSTEOPOROSIS; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; WILCOXON SIGNED RANKS TEST;

AGED; BIOMECHANICS; BONE CEMENTS; BONE DENSITY; CADAVER; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FEMUR; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; MATERIALS TESTING; OSTEOPOROSIS; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE;

EID: 2942626200     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2004.01.014     Document Type: Article

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