Clinical Biomechanics
Volume 25, Issue 1 , Pages 43-49 , January 2010

Influence of cement penetration and graft density on stem stability in impaction allografting: A finite element study

  • Carolyne Albert

      Affiliations

    • Division of Orthopaedic Engineering Research, The University of British Columbia, 3114-910 West 10th Avenue, Vancouver, BC, Canada V5Z 4E3
    • ,
  • Bassam Masri

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedics, The University of British Columbia, 3114-910 West 10th Avenue, Vancouver, BC, Canada V5Z 4E3
    • ,
  • Clive Duncan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedics, The University of British Columbia, 3114-910 West 10th Avenue, Vancouver, BC, Canada V5Z 4E3
    • ,
  • Thomas Oxland

      Affiliations

    • Division of Orthopaedic Engineering Research, The University of British Columbia, 3114-910 West 10th Avenue, Vancouver, BC, Canada V5Z 4E3
    • ,
  • Göran Fernlund

      Affiliations

    • Department of Materials Engineering, The University of British Columbia, 309-6350 Stores Road, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6T 1Z4
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.

Received 24 July 2009 ,Accepted 5 October 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2009.10.002

Clinical Biomechanics
Volume 25, Issue 1 , Pages 43-49 , January 2010

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