Mechanical characterization of external fixator stiffness for a rat femoral fracture model

Journal of Orthopaedic Research

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 687-693

  Willie, Bettina ^a   Adkins, Kyle ^a   Zheng, Xing ^a   Simon, Ulrich ^a   Claes, Lutz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; External fixators; Fracture healing

Indexed keywords

TITANIUM;

ARTICLE; FEMUR FRACTURE; FIXATION DEVICE; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; IN VITRO STUDY; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MECHANICAL TORSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; BONE NAIL; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; STANDARD; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; BONE NAILS; EXTERNAL FIXATORS; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; MALE; MODELS, ANIMAL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 65249109767     PISSN: 07360266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jor.20792     Document Type: Article

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