Title :
Treatment of unstable pertrochanteric hip fractures: Biomechanical evaluation of properties of two methods of internal fixation
Author :
Tourne, Y. ; Rumelhart, C. ; Saragaglia, D. ; Lherme, G.
Author_Institution :
Service de Chirurgie orthopedique et de Traumatologie du Sport, CHUR de Grenoble, Grenoble, France
fDate :
Oct. 29 1992-Nov. 1 1992
Abstract :
The authors compared, through a complete biomechanical evaluation, properties of DHS implant with a new internal fixation device (PCR), for treatment of unstable pertrochanteric hip fractures. A following research study is in progress to produce a new perfect device from PCR.
Keywords :
biomechanics; biomedical equipment; fracture; prosthetics; biomechanical evaluation; dynamic hip screw implant; internal fixation device; patient treatment; unstable pertrochanteric hip fractures; DH-HEMTs; Electrohydraulics; Hip; ISO standards; Strain;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1992 14th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Paris
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0785-2
Electronic_ISBN :
0-7803-0816-6
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1992.5760843
