Effect of the fixator stiffness on the young regenerate bone after bone transport: Computational approach

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 917-923

  Reina Romo, E ^a   Gomez Benito M J ^b   Dominguez J ^a   Niemeyer, F ^c   Wehner, T ^c   Simon, U ^c   Claes, L E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Distraction osteogenesis; Finite element; Fixator stiffness; Mechanobiology

Indexed keywords

BONE FORMATION; BONE REGENERATION; BONY DEFECTS; COMPUTATIONAL APPROACH; DISTRACTION OSTEOGENESIS; FINITE ELEMENT; FIXATOR STIFFNESS; MECHANICAL FACTORS; MECHANICAL FORCE; MECHANO-BIOLOGY; NUMERICAL RESULTS; TENSION AND COMPRESSION;

BONE; HISTOLOGY;

STIFFNESS;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BONE DEVELOPMENT; BONE REGENERATION; BONE TISSUE; CALLUS; CARTILAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; OSTEOLYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE DIFFERENTIATION; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALS; BONE AND BONES; BONE REGENERATION; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; EXTERNAL FIXATORS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMANS; OSTEOGENESIS; OSTEOGENESIS, DISTRACTION; SHEEP; SOFTWARE; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENSILE STRENGTH; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 79952040119     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2010.11.033     Document Type: Article

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