Figures for BCATS 2000


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Figure 1A

Figure 1A: Mesh for 2-D FE model of oblique fracture.
Figure 1B

Figure 1B: Typical oblique pseudarthrosis (2).
Figure 2A

Figure 2A: Model I results for fracture callus - Hydrostatic stress. Predicted areas of bone formation (F).
Figure 2B

Figure 2B: Model I results for fracture callus - Maximum tensile strain.
Figure 3A

Figure 3A: Maximum tensile strain distribution for Model II fracture callus.
Figure 3C

Figure 3B: X-ray of oblique pseudarthrosis (3) Areas of bone formation (F) and resorption (R) at periosteal corners of fracture ends (marked by authors) corresponding to locations of hydrostatic tension and high hydrostatic pressure, respectively, in Models I and II.