The effects of femoral neck cut, cable tension, and muscles forces on the greater trochanter fixation

Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 411-417

  Petit, Yvan ^a,b   Cloutier, Luc P ^a   Duke, Kajsa ^b   Laflamme, G Yves ^b  

^a ÉCOLE DE TECHNOLOGIE SUPÉRIEURE   (Canada)

^b HÔPITAL DU SACRÉ COEUR DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cable; Finite element analysis; Fixation device; Greater trochanter; Trochanteric osteotomy

Indexed keywords

3D FINITE ELEMENT MODEL; CABLE TENSION; CONTACT AREAS; DAILY ACTIVITY; FEMORAL NECKS; FIXATION DEVICE; GREATER TROCHANTER; MUSCLE ACTIVITIES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SLIDING DISPLACEMENTS; STABILIZATION TECHNIQUES; STAIR-CLIMBING; STATISTICAL EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; TROCHANTERIC OSTEOTOMY;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MUSCLE; STABILIZATION;

CABLES;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; FEMUR; FEMUR NECK; FEMUR NECK FRACTURE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; KIRSCHNER WIRE; METHODOLOGY; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; OSTEOTOMY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

BIOMECHANICS; BONE WIRES; FEMORAL NECK FRACTURES; FEMUR; FEMUR NECK; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OSTEOTOMY;

EID: 84861418171     PISSN: 01400118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11517-012-0892-x     Document Type: Article

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