Increasing bending strength of tibial locking screws: Mechanical tests and finite element analyses

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 59-66

  Chao, Ching Kong ^a   Hsu, Ching Chi ^a   Wang, Jaw Lin ^b   Lin, Jinn ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Finite element analysis; Locking screws; Mechanical strength; Taguchi method

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; SCREWS; STRAIN; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; STRESS ANALYSIS; TITANIUM ALLOYS;

LOCKING SCREWS; TAGUCHI METHOD;

BENDING STRENGTH;

POLYETHYLENE; STAINLESS STEEL; TITANIUM;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREW; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; LOADING TEST; LOCKING SCREW; MACHINE; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANICAL STRESS; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; TENSILE STRENGTH; TIBIA;

BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREWS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; MATERIALS TESTING; STEEL; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENSILE STRENGTH; TIBIA; TIBIAL FRACTURES; TITANIUM;

EID: 33845609580     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2006.07.007     Document Type: Article

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