A conjecture on the interface mechanics in fractures based on the interpretation of impulse vests

Time-domain tests for monitoring fracture healing, undertaken by the authors and workers elsewhere, show a repeatable characteristic signal behaviour which is difficult to explain using the linear models prevailing in biomechanics. The paper proposes a simple non-linear model which, it is believed, will reproduce the observed signal behaviour and is consistent with the biphasic stiffness model previously identified in static mechanical testing for monitoring of fracture healing. This, in turn, correlates with the two stages of callus formation in the accepted biological model.