Biomechanical and histological evaluation of the application of biodegradable poly-l-lactic cushion to the plate internal fixation for bone fracture healing

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 23, Issue SUPLL.1, 2008, Pages

  Fan, Yubo ^a   Xiu, Kaihua ^a   Duan, Hong ^b   Zhang, Ming ^c  

^a BEIHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Blood supply; Finite element analysis; Internal fixation; PLLA; Stress shielding

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; BLOOD; BONE; DEGRADATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE FIXATION; SHIELDING; STRESSES; SULFATE MINERALS; SYSTEM STABILITY;

ANIMAL MODELS; BLOOD SUPPLY; BONE FRACTURES; BONE LOSS; BONE TISSUES; CALLUS GROWTH; DIAPHYSEAL FRACTURE; FINITE ELEMENT; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FIXATION SYSTEMS; FRACTURE FRAGMENTS; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE ZONES; HISTOLOGICAL EVALUATION; IN-VITRO; INTERNAL FIXATION; MECHANICAL ENVIRONMENT; PLLA; STRESS SHIELDING;

FRACTURE;

POLYLACTIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; BIOMECHANICS; BONE PLATE; CALLUS; DIAPHYSIS; EVALUATION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FRACTURE HEALING; HISTOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGY; TIBIA FRACTURE; TRABECULAR BONE; VASCULARIZATION;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; ANIMALS; BONE PLATES; COATED MATERIALS, BIOCOMPATIBLE; ELASTICITY; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURE HEALING; LACTIC ACID; MATERIALS TESTING; POLYMERS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; RABBITS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENSILE STRENGTH; TIBIAL FRACTURES;

EID: 50349087276     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2008.01.005     Document Type: Article

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