A finite element rheological model for polymethylmethacrylate flow: Analysis of the cement delivery in vertebroplasty

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine

Volumn 218, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 331-338

  Baroud, G ^a   Yahia, F B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b ROI Engineering Incorporate   (Canada)

Author keywords

Finite element analysis; PMMA injection; Polymethylmethacrylate rheology; Power law; Vertebroplasty

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FORTRAN (PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ORTHOPEDICS; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATES; RHEOLOGY; POLYESTERS; SHEAR FLOW; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

POLYMETHYLMETHACRYLATE RHEOLOGY; POWER LAW; VERTEBROPLASTY;

BONE CEMENT; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

FLOW BEHAVIOURS; FLOW CONDITION; FLOW PROBLEMS; INJECTION PRESSURES; POWER-LAW; RHEOLOGICAL MODELING; SHEAR RATE EFFECTS; VERTEBROPLASTY;

BONE CEMENT; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE);

ARTICLE; CEMENTATION; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EVALUATION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FLOW KINETICS; HUMAN; LAMINECTOMY; METHODOLOGY; SPINE; VALIDATION STUDY;

BONE CEMENTS; CEMENTATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; LAMINECTOMY; MODELS, CHEMICAL; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE; RHEOLOGY; SPINE;

EID: 6044249043     PISSN: 09544119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/0954411041932827     Document Type: Article

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