Assessment of carbon fibre composite fracture fixation plate using finite element analysis

Annals of Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1157-1163

  Saidpour, Seyed H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Finite element analysis; Forearm fractures; Fracture fixation plate

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE FIXATION; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); STAINLESS STEEL; TENSILE STRENGTH;

FOREARM FRACTURES; FRACTURE FIXATION PLATE; INTERNAL FIXATION;

BONE;

CARBON; PLASTIC; PLASTIC, CARBON FIBER REINFORCED;

ARTICLE; BONE PLATE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MATERIALS TESTING; METHODOLOGY; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; RADIUS FRACTURE; ULNA FRACTURE;

BONE PLATES; CARBON; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; PLASTICS; RADIUS FRACTURES; ULNA FRACTURES;

EID: 33746074064     PISSN: 00906964     EISSN: 15739686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10439-006-9102-z     Document Type: Article

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