A numerical model of the fracture healing process that describes tissue development and revascularisation

Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 79-93

  Simon, U ^a   Augat, P ^a   Utz, M ^a   Claes, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Callus healing; Finite element; Fuzzy logic; Mechanobiology; Perfusion; Tissue differentiation

Indexed keywords

CALLUS HEALING; FINITE ELEMENT; MECHANO-BIOLOGY; PERFUSION; TISSUE DIFFERENTIATION;

BIOMINERALIZATION; BLOOD; BONE; CARTILAGE; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FUZZY LOGIC; FUZZY SYSTEMS; MECHANICAL STABILITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

FRACTURE;

ANGIOGENESIS; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; FRACTURE HEALING; FUZZY LOGIC; HUMAN; MECHANICAL STRESS;

FRACTURE HEALING; FUZZY LOGIC; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 79251474363     PISSN: 10255842     EISSN: 14768259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10255842.2010.499865     Document Type: Article

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