We have chosen the time-points for mechanical measurements from a clinical point of view, the healing process of a tibia fracture treated with an intramedullary nail can take up to 3 month (12 weeks).

The surgery involved removing the lesion and performing a bone graft, along with inserting a rod in his tibia to help with the healing. An intramedullary rod is typically permanent, used for ...

1 Department of Trauma-, Hand- and Reconstructive Surgery, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Erlanger Allee 101, Jena, 07747, Germany 2 Department of Trauma-, Hand- and Reconstructive Surgery ...