Biomechanical analysis of distal radius fractures using intramedullary Kirschner wires

Medical Engineering and Physics

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 182-187

  Tsai, Wen Chi ^a,b   Lin, Shang Chih ^c   Hsiao, Chun Ching ^a   Lu, Tung Wu ^a   Chao, Ching Kong ^d   Liu, Hwa Chang ^a,e  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Distal radius fracture; Kirschner wire; Mathematical model; Ulson's procedure

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICAL ANALYSIS; BONE CONSTRUCTS; BONE QUALITIES; BONE STRENGTHS; BONE UNIONS; CLOSED FORMS; CONTACT LENGTHS; CRITICAL ISSUES; DISTAL RADIUS FRACTURE; DYNAMIC EFFECTS; ELASTIC BEAMS; ENTRY POINTS; FRACTURE REDUCTIONS; INSERTION ANGLES; KIRSCHNER WIRE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; SURGICAL PLANNING; ULSON'S PROCEDURE; WIRE DEFLECTIONS; WIRE PARAMETERS;

BIOMECHANICS; BONE; FRACTURE; FUNCTIONS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; PROGRAMMING THEORY; STIFFNESS; WIRE;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; BIOMECHANICS; BONE STRENGTH; COLLES FRACTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE REDUCTION; JOINT STABILITY; JOINT STIFFNESS; KIRSCHNER WIRE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS FRACTURE; TREATMENT PLANNING; WRIST;

BIOMECHANICS; BONE WIRES; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RADIUS FRACTURES; WRIST INJURIES; WRIST JOINT;

EID: 59049089877     PISSN: 13504533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2008.08.007     Document Type: Article

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