Fatigue load of current tibial intramedullary nail designs: A simulated study

Orthopedics

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2011, Pages

  Wagner, Mark ^a   Liu, Qi ^b   Ellis, Thomas J ^c  

^a Orthopedic Specialists PC   (United States)

^b Acumed LLC   (United States)

^c THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYVINYLCHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COMMINUTED FRACTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SIMULATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INTERLOCKING NAIL; INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MATERIALS TESTING; TIBIA FRACTURE; TIBIAL INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL; TREATMENT FAILURE; WEIGHT BEARING; BONE NAIL; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; EQUIPMENT; EVALUATION; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MECHANICAL STRESS; PROSTHESIS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

BONE NAILS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; HUMANS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENSILE STRENGTH; TIBIAL FRACTURES; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 79958125224     PISSN: 01477447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/01477447-20110427-13     Document Type: Article

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