Geometry of human ribs pertinent to orthopedic chest-wall reconstruction

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1310-1317

  Mohr, Marcus ^a   Abrams, Eduard ^a   Engel, Christine ^a   Long, William B ^a   Bottlang, Michael ^a  

^a LEGACY RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross sectional shape; Geometry; Reconstruction; Rib

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; FRACTURE FIXATION; ORTHOPEDICS;

OSTEOSYNTHESIS; RECONSTRUCTION; RIB DIAPHYSIS; SURFACE GEOMETRY;

BONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMETRY; BONE PLATE; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICAL BONE; DIAPHYSIS; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MALE; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIB; RIB FRACTURE; THORAX WALL RECONSTRUCTION;

BONE PLATES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, ANATOMIC; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PROSTHESIS FITTING; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RIBS; THORACIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 33947591164     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2006.05.017     Document Type: Article

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