Comparison of Mechanical Stability of Elastic Titanium, Nickel-Titanium, and Stainless Steel Nails Used in the Fixation of Diaphyseal Long Bone Fractures
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Experimental Test
2.2. FE Simulation
2.3. Incidence and Data Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Experimental Test
3.2. FE Simulation
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Material | Elastic Modulus (MPa) | Poisson Ratio | Yield Strength (MPa) | Tangent Modulus (MPa) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Titanium | 110,000 | 0.3 | 800 | 1250 |
Stainless | 200,000 | 0.3 | 210 | 1800 |
Nail | Titanium | Stainless | Nitinol |
---|---|---|---|
Bone shaft | |||
Nail-M | 107.7 | 34.2 | 37.2 |
Nail-L | 108.5 | 31.5 | 36.7 |
Inserting hole | |||
Nail-M | 141 | 51 | 53 |
Nail-L | 143.4 | 45.7 | 49.2 |
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Lee, P.-Y.; Chen, Y.-N.; Hu, J.-J.; Chang, C.-H. Comparison of Mechanical Stability of Elastic Titanium, Nickel-Titanium, and Stainless Steel Nails Used in the Fixation of Diaphyseal Long Bone Fractures. Materials 2018, 11, 2159. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma11112159
Lee P-Y, Chen Y-N, Hu J-J, Chang C-H. Comparison of Mechanical Stability of Elastic Titanium, Nickel-Titanium, and Stainless Steel Nails Used in the Fixation of Diaphyseal Long Bone Fractures. Materials. 2018; 11(11):2159. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma11112159
Chicago/Turabian StyleLee, Pei-Yuan, Yen-Nien Chen, Jin-Jia Hu, and Chih-Han Chang. 2018. "Comparison of Mechanical Stability of Elastic Titanium, Nickel-Titanium, and Stainless Steel Nails Used in the Fixation of Diaphyseal Long Bone Fractures" Materials 11, no. 11: 2159. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma11112159