A mechanical study of rigid plate configurations for sternal fixation

Annals of Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 808-816

  Pai, Shruti ^a   Gunja, Najmuddin J ^a   Dupak, Erin L ^a   McMahon, Nicole L ^a   Coburn, James C ^c   Lalikos, Janice F ^b   Dunn, Raymond M ^b   Francalancia, Nicola ^b   Pins, George D ^a   Billiar, Kristen L ^a,b  

^a Worcester Polytechnic Institute   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Forces; Sternum; Wound closure device

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL EQUIPMENT; CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY; HEALTH CARE; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; PATIENT MONITORING;

STERNAL SEPARATION; STERNUM; SYNTHETIC STERNA; WOUND CLOSURE DEVICES;

BIOMECHANICS;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE PLATE; BONE SCREW; DISTRACTION OSTEOGENESIS; ELASTICITY; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MECHANICAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; STERNUM; THORAX SURGERY;

BIOMECHANICS; BONE PLATES; ELASTICITY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; OSTEOGENESIS, DISTRACTION; STERNUM; STRESS, MECHANICAL; THORACIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 34247248893     PISSN: 00906964     EISSN: 15739686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10439-007-9272-3     Document Type: Article

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