Quantitative fit assessment of tibial nail designs using 3D computer modelling

Injury

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 216-219

  Schmutz, B ^a   Rathnayaka, K ^a   Wullschleger, M E ^a,b   Meek, J ^c   Schuetz, M A ^a,b  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c Synthes GmbH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

3D model; Fracture fixation; Intramedullary nail; Nail fit; Tibia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CADAVER; COMPUTER MODEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICAL BONE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SURGICAL ANATOMY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TIBIA;

ADULT; AGED; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BONE NAILS; CADAVER; COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, ANATOMIC; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; TIBIAL FRACTURES;

EID: 74449088189     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2009.10.012     Document Type: Article

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