In vitro replication of spontaneous fractures of the proximal human femur

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 40, Issue 13, 2007, Pages 2837-2845

  Cristofolini, Luca ^a,b   Juszczyk, Mateusz ^a,b   Martelli, Saulo ^a,b   Taddei, Fulvia ^a   Viceconti, Marco ^a  

^a RIZZOLI ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Finite element models; Fracture testing; In vitro test to failure; Proximal femoral metaphysis; Simulation of spontaneous fracture

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE TESTING; JOINT PROSTHESES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MUSCLE;

CLINICALLY RELEVANT LOADING; EPIPHYSEAL PROSTHESES; PROXIMAL FEMORAL METAPHYSIS; SIMULATION OF SPONTANEOUS FRACTURE;

BONE;

ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CADAVER; CERVICAL SPINE FRACTURE; DIAPHYSIS; FEMUR FRACTURE; HUMAN; MUSCLE FORCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUTOPSY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FRACTURES, SPONTANEOUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 34548575173     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2007.03.015     Document Type: Article

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