The hybrid ring tubular external fixator: A biomechanical study

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 259-266

  Stein, Haim ^a   Mosheiff, R ^b   Baumgart, F ^c   Frigg, R ^c   Perren, S M ^c   Cordey, J ^c  

^a RAMBAM MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c AO Development Institute   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Frame stiffness; Ilizarov external fixator; K wire tension; Ring tubular hybrid frame

Indexed keywords

BENDING (DEFORMATION); BONE; FRACTURE FIXATION; PROBABILITY; STIFFNESS; WIRE;

FRAME STIFFNESS; ILIZAROV EXTERNAL FIXATOR; K WIRE TENSION; RING TUBULAR HYBRID FRAME;

BIOMECHANICS;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; EXPLANT; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; KIRSCHNER WIRE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; SHEEP; TIBIA OSTEOTOMY; TUBE;

EID: 0031171823     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0268-0033(97)00006-5     Document Type: Article

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