Sensitivities of biomechanical assessment methods for fracture healing of long bones. Issue 7 (July 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Chen, G.; Wu, F.Y.; Zhang, J.Q.; Zhong, G.Q.; Liu, F.
• Is Part Of: Medical engineering & physics. Volume 37:Issue 7(2015:Jul.)
• Page Start: 650
• Page End: 656
• Publication Date: 2015-07
• Subjects: Biomedical engineering -- Periodicals; Biomedical Engineering -- Periodicals; Physics -- Periodicals; Génie biomédical -- Périodiques; Biomedical engineering; Electronic journals; Periodicals; 610.28
• DOI: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2015.04.006
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1350-4533

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="author-highlights" id="abs0001"> <title id="cesectitle0001">Highlights</title> <sec> <p id="spara0001"> <list id="celist0001"> <list-item id="celistitem0001"> <label></label> <p id="para0001">Provides a theoretical framework that relates the whole-bone stiffness to the healing degree at the fracture site;</p> </list-item> <list-item id="celistitem0002"> <label></label> <p id="para0002">Explains why the whole-bone stiffness is insensitive to the healing process of fractured long bones in the late stage of healing;</p> </list-item> <list-item id="celistitem0003"> <label></label> <p id="para0003">Provides theoretical explanations to the interesting experimental results observed by Henry and others;</p> </list-item> <list-item id="celistitem0004"> <label></label> <p id="para0004">Verify the conclusions obtained from the simplified model by the finite element simulations of the artificial femur.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>