Axial forces and bending moments in the loaded rabbit tibia in vivo.docVIP

Reifenrathetal.ActaVeterinariaScandinavica2012,54:21 /content/54/1/21 RESEARCH OpenAccess Axialforcesandbendingmomentsintheloaded rabbittibiainvivo JaninReifenrath1*,DanielGottschalk2,NinaAngrisani1,SilkeBesdo2andAndreaMeyer-Lindenberg3 Abstract Background:Differentanimalmodelsareusedasfracturemodelsinorthopaedicresearchpriortoimplantusein humans,althoughbiomechanicalforcescandiffertoagreatextendbetweenspeciesduetovariableanatomic conditions,particularlywithregardtothegait.Therabbitisanoftenusedfracturemodel,butbiomechanicaldata areveryrare.Theobjectiveofthepresentstudywastomeasureaxialforce