The mechanical heterogeneity of the hard callus influences local tissue strains during bone healing: A finite element study based on sheep experiments

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 517-523

  Vetter, A ^a   Liu, Y ^a   Witt, F ^b   Manjubala, I ^a   Sander, O ^c   Epari, D R ^d   Fratzl, P ^a   Duda, G N ^b   Weinkamer, R ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF COLLOIDS AND INTERFACES   (Germany)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^c FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^d QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bone healing; Finite element; Fracture callus; Mechanobiology; Strain; Tissue properties

Indexed keywords

AREA FRACTION; BONE HEALING; BONE MATERIALS; BULK ELASTIC MODULI; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENDOCHONDRAL OSSIFICATION; FE MODEL; FINITE ELEMENT; FINITE ELEMENTS; FINITE-ELEMENT STUDY; FRACTURE HEALING; HOMOGENEOUS MATERIALS; INPUT DATAS; INTERMEDIATE STAGE; LOCAL STRAINS; MATERIAL PROPERTY; MECHANICAL HETEROGENEITY; MECHANICAL STRAIN; MECHANO-BIOLOGY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STRAIN PATTERNS; TIBIAL OSTEOTOMY; TISSUE PROPERTIES; TISSUE TYPES;

CARTILAGE; ELASTIC MODULI; FRACTURE; MATERIALS PROPERTIES; STRAIN; THERMOELECTRICITY; WOOL;

BONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CALLUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENCHONDRAL OSSIFICATION; FEMALE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; INTERFEROMETRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; TIBIA OSTEOTOMY; TISSUE DIFFERENTIATION; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; YOUNG MODULUS;

ANIMALS; BONY CALLUS; ELASTIC MODULUS; FEMALE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURES, BONE; SHEEP, DOMESTIC; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 78651467803     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2010.09.009     Document Type: Article

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