Biomedical Engineering Reference
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Ta b l e 2
Definition of excitation levels according to Fig.
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4 Results
The simulation was carried out, in a first step, for an initial displacement of 0
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6mm
(indicating a total of 1
2mm interfragmentary movement at the beginning of the
healing period). A healing duration of 30days was simulated. Figure
3
shows the
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Fig. 3
Distribution of tissue density in callus region,
top to bottom
: immature bone, cartilage,
fibrous tissue and vasculature,
left to right
: 10, 20 and 30days of healing
