Biomechanics of Fracture Fixation Failure

Autor: Bill Hyman, Don Hulse
Rok vydání: 1991
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Zdroj: Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice. 21:647-667
ISSN: 0195-5616
DOI: 10.1016/s0195-5616(91)50077-2
Popis: This article reviews the physiologic forces, stresses, and strains in normal bones. Biomaterials used in implants for fracture fixation devices are described, and the mechanical properties of an implant are discussed. The common mechanisms of implant failure are included.
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