• DocumentCode
    1712438
  • Title

    Contribution of cervical trabecular bone to the strength of the proximal femur

  • Author

    Wilson, C.R. ; Jacobson, D.R. ; Mahesh, M. ; Yoganandan, N. ; Pintar, F.A.

  • Author_Institution
    Med. Coll. of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
  • fYear
    1989
  • Abstract
    Summary form only given. An investigation has been carried out to assess the contribution of cervical trabecular bone to the strength of the proximal femur. Pairs of cadaveric femurs were radiographed and tested mechanically to determine the breaking strength. Before testing, the trabecular bone was removed from the neck of the left femur of each pair. Both oblique cervical and subcapital fractures were produced. No significant difference was seen in the breaking strength of the cored femur when compared to the right member of each pair
  • Keywords
    biomechanics; bone; breaking strength; cadaveric femurs; cervical trabecular bone; cored femur; left femur; neck; proximal femur; right member; subcapital fractures; Cancellous bone; Educational institutions; Head; Jacobian matrices; Neck; Neurosurgery; Radiography; Radiology; Shafts; Testing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1989. Images of the Twenty-First Century., Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in
  • Conference_Location
    Seattle, WA
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IEMBS.1989.95997
  • Filename
    95997