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Fig. 2

From: Comparison of femoral mechanics before and after internal fixation removal and the effect of sclerosis on femoral stress: a finite element analysis

Fig. 2

Measurement of the elastic modulus of cancellous bone associated with the sclerotic model. A The specimen of necrotic femoral head after internal fixation; B Micro-CT image of the specimen of necrotic femoral head; C cancellous bone cylinder as the elastic modulus of sclerotic region; D femoral head specimen after femoral neck fracture; E cancellous bone cylinder as the elastic modulus of relatively normal region; F universal testing machine to measure the elastic modulus of each cylinder

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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

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