Finite element analysis of four different implants inserted in different positions to stabilize an idealized trochanteric femoral fracture

Injury

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 288-295

  Helwig, Peter ^a   Faust, Gunter ^b   Hindenlang, Ulrich ^c   Hirschmüller, Anja ^a   Konstantinidis, Lukas ^a   Bahrs, Christian ^d   Südkamp, Norbert ^a   Schneider, Ralf ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

^c LASSO Ingenieurgesellschaft ^*  (Germany)

^d Berufsgenossenschaftlichen Unfallklinik Tubingen   (Germany)

Author keywords

Finite element simulation; Gamma Nail; Gliding Nail; Implant position; Pertrochanteric fracture; PFN A; Targon PF

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; ELASTICITY; FEMUR TROCHANTERIC FRACTURE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FRACTURE HEALING; GAIT; INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL; MUSCLE FORCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BONE NAIL; DEVICES; EVALUATION STUDY; FEMORAL FRACTURES; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PROSTHESIS; TENSILE STRENGTH; WEIGHT BEARING;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE NAILS; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TENSILE STRENGTH; WEIGHT-BEARING; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA;

EID: 61849155780     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2008.08.016     Document Type: Article

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