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15 - General Engineering
University College London
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Article title
Strain response of an instrumented intramedullary nail
to three-point bending
Type
D - Journal article
Title of journal
J Medical Engineering and Technology
Article number
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Volume number
35
Issue number
5
First page of article
275
ISSN of journal
0309-1902
Year of publication
2011
Number of additional authors
5
Additional information
This paper reports the variation in the strain distribution in an instrumented tibial nail with simulated fracture healing. It was shown that the instrumented nail can detect physiologically relevant changes in stiffness during the healing process, and is thus able to provide an objective monitor of fracture repair. The impact of this work is that with implantable instrumented nails it will be possible for the surgeon to have advance warning of when it is best to remove the nail. Work is now underway to achieve this in an animal model.
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Proposed double-weighted
No
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English abstract
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