A STUDY OF THE BLOMECHANICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF NITINOL PATELLAR CONCENTRACTOR (NT-PC)FOR THE TREATMENT OF PATELLAR FRACTURE
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    The stress distribution and concentrated forcein the longitudinal and lateral directions produced by Nitinol Patellar Concentrator (NT-PC) in the Two-dunensional patella model were analyzedusing by using the method of photoelasticity.The results showed that the memory compression mainly comes frorri the longitudinal direction (30 ̄40Kg)and partially from the lateral direction (5 ̄7.5Kg).NT-PC was employed in 4, 000 cases.It turns out that the time needed for the affected knee to bendstretch like the opposite healthy knee is 2.5 ̄20 weeks,with a mean of 7.14 weeks. There were no complications of postoperative infection, refracture,necrosis,non-union or functional impediment in the injured knee jonts.It is noteworthy that NT-PC not only adaptable to various kinds of patellar fracture but also advantageous to avoiding"partial or total patellectomy".It is a simple and effective new-method for treatment of patellar fracture.

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. A STUDY OF THE BLOMECHANICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF NITINOL PATELLAR CONCENTRACTOR (NT-PC)FOR THE TREATMENT OF PATELLAR FRACTURE[J]. Journal of medical biomechanics,1995,10(2):98-101

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