Virtual prototyping of a new intramedullary nail for tibial fractures

International Journal on Interactive Design and Manufacturing

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 159-169

  Ingrassia, Tommaso ^a   Mancuso, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Intramedullary nail; Non linear FEM analyses; Parametric CAD model; Redesign; Virtual prototyping

Indexed keywords

INTRAMEDULLARY NAILS; NONLINEAR FEM; PARAMETRIC CAD; REDESIGN; VIRTUAL PROTOTYPING;

NAILS;

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN;

EID: 84881025953     PISSN: 19552513     EISSN: 19552505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12008-012-0175-7     Document Type: Article

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