A single-channel telemetric intramedullary nail for in vivo measurement of fracture healing

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 702-709

  Wilson, Darren J ^a   Morgan, Robert L ^a   Hesselden, Katy L ^a   Dodd, James R ^a   Janna, Si W ^b   Fagan, Michael J ^c  

^a Research Centre   (United Kingdom)

^b Smith and Nephew Research Centre   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Femur; Fracture healing; Implant strain; Intramedullary nail; Load share; Monitoring

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREW; CALLUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EX VIVO STUDY; FEMALE; FEMUR OSTEOTOMY; FORCE; FRACTURE HEALING; GAIT; IN VIVO STUDY; INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL; LIGAMENT; MICRO-COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; PILOT STUDY; POSTHUMOUS CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP; SIGMOID; SOFT TISSUE; STRAIN GAUGE TRANSDUCER; TELEMETRY; X RAY;

ANIMALS; BONE NAILS; ELASTIC MODULUS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; FRACTURE HEALING; MALE; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHEEP; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TELEMETRY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70350749529     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BOT.0b013e3181b01c49     Document Type: Article

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