| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9350387 | Clinical Biomechanics | 2005 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
Gait analysis is a valuable tool for monitoring the course of fracture healing. Different fixation stiffnesses caused different initial interfragmentary movements leading to different healing rates. Ground reaction forces were strongly related to the course of callus mineralisation and thus directly reflected the recovery of stiffness at the fracture site. Reduced levels of loading frequencies that may affect bone healing persist to nine weeks postoperatively.
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P. Seebeck, M.S. Thompson, A. Parwani, W.R. Taylor, H. Schell, G.N. Duda,