Browsing Harvard Medical School by Keyword "fracture"

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    • Mechanics of Dynamic Needle Insertion into a Biological Material 

      Mahvash, M.; Dupont, Pierre E (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2010)
      During needle-based procedures, transitions between tissue layers often lead to rupture events that involve large forces and tissue deformations and produce uncontrollable crack extensions. In this paper, the mechanics of ...

    • Transvenous Implantable Cardioverter‐Defibrillator (ICD) Lead Performance: A Meta‐Analysis of Observational Studies 

      Providência, Rui; Kramer, Daniel B.; Pimenta, Dominic; Babu, Girish G.; Hatfield, Laura A.; Ioannou, Adam; Novak, Jan; Hauser, Robert G.; Lambiase, Pier D. (John Wiley and Sons Inc., 2015)
      Background: Despite the widespread use of implantable cardioverter‐defibrillators (ICDs) in clinical practice, concerns exist regarding ICD lead durability. The performance of specific lead designs and factors determining ...