An Investigation into the Load Transfer in Interlocking Intramedullary Nails during Simulated Healing of a Femoral Fracture

A. W. Miles; R. J. Eveleigh; B. J. Wight; M. I. Goodwin

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An Investigation into the Load Transfer in Interlocking Intramedullary Nails during Simulated Healing of a Femoral Fracture

A. W. Miles, R. J. Eveleigh, B. J. Wight, M. I. Goodwin

Department of Mechanical Engineering

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Interlocked intramedullary nailing is widely used for the fixation of fractures in long bones. This study investigated the biomechanical aspects of load sharing between the implant and bone for two different types of nails舒a fully slotted AO/ASIF nail and a non-slotted Russell-Taylor nail舒in a simulated bone healing model using composite model femora. The results demonstrated the different load-sharing characteristics of the two nail types in torsion but similar behaviour in bending. The techniques applied provided a useful basis on which to evaluate these types of implants.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	19-26
Number of pages	8
Journal	Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine
Volume	208
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/095441199420800103
Publication status	Published - 1 Mar 1994

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An Investigation into the Load Transfer in Interlocking Intramedullary Nails during Simulated Healing of a Femoral Fracture. / Miles, A. W.; Eveleigh, R. J.; Wight, B. J. et al.
In: Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine, Vol. 208, No. 1, 01.03.1994, p. 19-26.

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