Development of a multi-component fiber-reinforced composite implant for load-sharing conditions

Medical Engineering and Physics

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 461-469

  Zhao, D S ^a   Moritz, N ^a   Laurila, P ^c   Mattila, R ^b   Lassila, L V J ^b   Strandberg, N ^a   Mantyla T ^c   Vallittu, P K ^b   Aro, H T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^c TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Fiber reinforced composites; Finite element; Implant; Intramedullary nail; Mechanical testing; Orthopaedic surgery

Indexed keywords

FIBER-REINFORCED COMPOSITES; FINITE ELEMENT; IMPLANT; INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL; ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY;

BIOACTIVE GLASS; BIOMECHANICS; BONE; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; FIBERS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GLASS FIBERS; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; NAILS; ORTHOPEDICS; POLYMERIC GLASS; SHIELDING; SURGERY; TITANIUM;

MECHANICAL TESTING;

GLASS FIBER; TITANIUM;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BONE DEFECT; BONE GROWTH; BONE METASTASIS; BONE STRENGTH; COMPOSITE GRAFT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; FEMUR; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE; HEALING; HISTOLOGY; MALE; MICRO-COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; RADIOGRAPHY; STRESS; SUBTROCHANTERIC DEFECT; TORSIONAL TESTING;

COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; MANUFACTURED MATERIALS; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 62849107289     PISSN: 13504533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2008.11.006     Document Type: Article

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