Finite element analysis on the biomechanical stability of open porous titanium scaffolds for large segmental bone defects under physiological load conditions

Medical Engineering and Physics

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 422-432

  Wieding, Jan ^a   Souffrant, Robert ^a   Mittelmeier, Wolfram ^a   Bader, Rainer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bone scaffolds; Finite element analysis; Muscle forces; Osteosynthesis system; Physiological loading; Segmental bone defect; Titanium

Indexed keywords

BONE SCAFFOLDS; MUSCLE FORCE; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGICAL LOADINGS; SEGMENTAL BONE DEFECT;

BIOMECHANICS; BONE; COMPRESSION TESTING; DEFECTS; DESIGN; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LOADS (FORCES); MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PHYSIOLOGY; POROSITY; REPAIR; SCAFFOLDS; TITANIUM; TITANIUM ALLOYS;

LOADING;

TISSUE SCAFFOLD; TITANIUM;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE DEFECT; BONE PLATE; COMPRESSION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HIP REACTION FORCE; MATERIALS TESTING; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MECHANICS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WEIGHT BEARING; YOUNG MODULUS;

BIOMECHANICS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; ELASTICITY; FEMUR; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANICAL PROCESSES; POROSITY; TENSILE STRENGTH; TISSUE SCAFFOLDS; TITANIUM; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 84876135221     PISSN: 13504533     EISSN: 18734030     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2012.06.006     Document Type: Article

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