Differences in the mechanical properties of calcaneal artificial specimens, fresh frozen specimens, and embalmed specimens in experimental testing

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1126-1136

  Zech, Stefan ^a   Goesling, Thomas ^a   Hankemeier, Stefan ^a   Knobloch, Karsten ^a   Geerling, Jens ^a   Schultz Brunn, Kristof ^a   Krettek, Christian ^a   Richter, Martinus ^a,b  

^a Klinikum Coburg ^*

^b KLINIKUM COBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Artificial Specimen; Cadaver Specimen, Calcaneal Specimen; Mechanical Properties

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIOMECHANICS; BONE DENSITY; CADAVER; CALCANEUS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; FROZEN SECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMPLANT; MATERIALS TESTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TALUS;

EID: 33845458043     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107110070602701220     Document Type: Article

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