A Method to Evaluate Motion at the Bone Fracture Interface on Intramedullary Nailing / GE. Lynch, JA. Davidson
- Conference Author:
- Intramedullary Rods: Clinical Performance and Related Laboratory Testing (1987 : Cincinnati, Ohio)
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- 1 online resource (7 pages) : illustrations, figures, tables
- Additional Creators:
- Davidson, JA.
Lynch, GE.
American Society for Testing and Materials
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- Two methods were used to evaluate motion at the fracture site in cadaver femurs stabilized with intramedullary (IM) nails. Both bending stability at the fracture site and torsional stability of slotted and unslotted IM nails were evaluated. The first method was to manually measure the rotational stability of the device itself. The second method characterized the fracture displacement in a femur under anatomical load. Both slotted and nonslotted stainless-steel IM nails were fixed statically (proximal and distal screw fixation) in identical cadaver femurs. The distal end of each femur was fixed in epoxy and a circumferential saw cut carefully made at the mid-shaft location. The load was physiologically applied at a 12-deg angle anteriorly in the anterior-posterior plane. Displacements at the fracture site were recorded as a function of the applied load.
- Dates of Publication and/or Sequential Designation:
- Volume 1989, Issue 1008 (January 1989)
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- ISBN:
- 0803111819
9780803111813
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