Biomechanics of the Spine During Growth

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Fig. 22.1 Growing cartilage of a vertebra. (a) Vertebral plateau. (b) Bipolar cartilage = neurocenral cartilage. (c) Posterior elements apophyseal cartilage. P periosteum, R ring apophysis Vertebral Growth Plates Each vertebra has…

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Biomechanics of Pediatric Hip

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Postoperative (weeks) Condylen-upracondylen Distal third of femoral shaft Proximal third of femoral shaft Subtrochanter Femoral neck-femoral head 1–3 → → → →  4 ↑ → → →  6 ↑ →…

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Bioceramics

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  Weight % SiO2+M20 (M20:Na20,K20 etc) 0.1 Fe203 0.1 Al203 0.5 Y203 4.8 ± 0.7 Zro2 Remainder Fig. 3.1 (a) A zirconia made femoral head with an outer diameter of…

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Optimised Treatment of Hip Fractures

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Type I Undisplaced cervical fractures 16.1 % Type II Displaced cervical fractures 36.3 % Type III Baso-cervical fractures 3.6 % Type IV Trochanteric two-part fractures 22.6 % Type V Trochanteric…

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Biomechanics of Sacral Fixation

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Fig. 36.1 Two safe zones identified on the sacrum for screw placements. (a) Viewed from CT reconstructed 3-D model. (b) Top view of the safe zones on the sacrum Bone…

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Shape Memory Alloys and Their Medical Applications

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Fig. 18.1 Schematic representation of the volume transformed as a function of the temperature According to its characteristics, Martensite transformation can be classified into two types-thermoelastic Martensite transformation and non-thermoelastic…

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