Biomechanical analysis using infrared thermography of a traditional metal plate versus a carbon fibre/epoxy plate for Vancouver B1 femur fractures

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine

Volumn 228, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 107-113

  Siddiqui, Faisal S ^a   Shah, Suraj ^b   Nicayenzi, Bruce ^b   Schemitsch, Emil H ^b   Zdero, Radovan ^a,b   Bougherara, Habiba ^a  

^a RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Composite plate; Femur fracture; Metal plate; Thermography

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICAL ANALYSIS; BONE RESORPTION; COMPOSITE PLATES; IMPLANT LOOSENING; MECHANICAL STIFFNESS; METAL PLATES; STRESS SHIELDING; TOTAL HIP REPLACEMENT (THR);

ARTHROPLASTY; BIOMECHANICS; CARBON; FRACTURE; HIP PROSTHESES; METALS; SHIELDING; STIFFNESS; STRESSES; THERMOGRAPHY (TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT); BONE; CARBON FIBERS; THERMOGRAPHY (IMAGING);

PLATE METAL;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; BONE PLATE; COMPOSITE PLATE; FEMUR FRACTURE; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; MECHANICAL STRESS; METAL PLATE; PERIPROSTHETIC FRACTURE; PHYSIOLOGY; THERMOGRAPHY;

BIOMECHANICS; COMPOSITE PLATE; FEMUR FRACTURE; METAL PLATE; THERMOGRAPHY;

BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; BONE PLATES; FEMORAL FRACTURES; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PERIPROSTHETIC FRACTURES; STRESS, MECHANICAL; THERMOGRAPHY;

EID: 84896742232     PISSN: 09544119     EISSN: 20413033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0954411913501489     Document Type: Article

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