Biomechanical analysis of retrograde intramedullary nail fixation in distal femoral fractures

Knee

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 384-389

  Chen, Shih Hao ^a   Yu, Tzai Chiu ^a   Chang, Chih Han ^b   Lu, Yuan Chiao ^b  

^a BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Distal femoral fracture; Femur nail construct; Finite element analysis; Retrograde intramedullary nail

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREW; COMPRESSION; FEMUR FRACTURE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FRACTURE FIXATION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; LOCKING SCREW; MECHANICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROGRADE INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; STRESS FRACTURE; TORSION;

BIOMECHANICS; BONE NAILS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; TORSION, MECHANICAL;

EID: 50449105063     PISSN: 09680160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.knee.2008.05.010     Document Type: Article

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