Open AccessAn electronically instrumented internal fixator for the assessment of bone healing
Author(s) -
B. Kienast,
Birgitt Kowald,
K. Seide,
M. Aljudaibi,
M. Faschingbauer,
Christian Juergens,
Justus Gille
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
bone and joint research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.639
H-Index - 31
ISSN - 2046-3758
DOI - 10.1302/2046-3758.55.2000611
Subject(s) - bone healing , nonunion , medicine , osteosynthesis , internal fixation , biomedical engineering , orthodontics , surgery
The monitoring of fracture healing is a complex process. Typically, successive radiographs are performed and an emerging calcification of the fracture area is evaluated. The aim of this study was to investigate whether different bone healing patterns can be distinguished using a telemetric instrumented femoral internal plate fixator.