The influence of wire positioning upon the initial stability of scaphoid fractures fixed using Kirschner wires. A finite element study

Medical Engineering and Physics

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 652-660

  Ezquerro, F ^a   Jimenez S ^a   Perez A ^a   Prado, M ^a   de Diego, G ^b   Simon A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

^b H Virgen de la Victoria   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Finite element analysis; Internal fixation; Wrist

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE; INTERNAL FRICTION;

INITIAL STABILITY; INTERNAL FIXATION; SCAPHOID FRACTURES; WRIST;

BONE;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER MODEL; FRACTURE IMMOBILIZATION; KIRSCHNER WIRE; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAPHOID FRACTURE; WIRE FIXATION; WRIST;

BONE WIRES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; SCAPHOID BONE; SHOULDER JOINT; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33947546005     PISSN: 13504533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2006.08.005     Document Type: Article

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