Biomechanical evaluation of bone-cement augmented Proximal Femoral Nail Antirotation blades in a polyurethane foam model with low density

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 71-76

  Sermon, A ^a,b   Boner, V ^a   Schwieger, K ^a   Boger, A ^c   Boonen, S ^a   Broos, P ^b   Richards, G ^a   Windolf, M ^a  

^a AO RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c Synthes GmbH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Augmentation; Cement; Cut out; Helical blade; Hip fracture; PMMA

Indexed keywords

AUGMENTATION; CUT-OUT; HELICAL BLADES; HIP FRACTURE; PMMA;

BIOMECHANICS; BONE; CEMENTS; FRACTURE; POLYURETHANES; RIGID FOAMED PLASTICS; STATISTICAL TESTS;

BONE CEMENT;

BONE CEMENT; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE); POLYURETHAN FOAM;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMUR HEAD; IMPLANT; IN VITRO STUDY; NAIL; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PERFORMANCE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROXIMAL FEMORAL NAIL ANTIROTATION BLADE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADHESIVENESS; BIOMIMETIC MATERIALS; BONE CEMENTS; BONE NAILS; CEMENTATION; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMUR; HUMANS; POLYURETHANES; PROSTHESIS DESIGN;

EID: 84655163776     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: 18791271     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2011.07.006     Document Type: Article

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