In-vitro comparison of biomechanical efficiency of three cannulated screws for arthrodesis of the hindfoot

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 225-230

  Huber, Wolfgang O ^a   Reihsner, Roland ^b   Trieb, Klemens ^a   Wanivenhaus, Axel Hugo ^a   Beer, Rudolf ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Cannulated screw; Compression; Synthetic bone

Indexed keywords

POLYURETHAN;

APPARATUS; ARTHRITIS; ARTHRODESIS; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE; BONE DENSITY; BONE SCREW; CANNULATION; COMPRESSION; FOAM; FOOT DISEASE; FOOT MALFORMATION; FOOT SURGERY; FORCE; IN VITRO STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LOADING TEST; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN GAUGE TRANSDUCER;

ARTHRODESIS; BONE SCREWS; BONE SUBSTITUTES; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FOOT JOINTS; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 38649096612     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3113/FAI.2008.0225     Document Type: Article

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