Fracture Site Motion with Ilizarov and "Hybrid" External Fixation

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 21-26

  Khalily, Cyna ^a   Voor, Michael J ^a   Seligson, David ^a  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

"Hybrid,"; Biomechanical; External fixator; Fracture fixation; Ilizarov; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; FRACTURE; FRACTURE FIXATION; MOTION;

BIOMECHANICS; EXTERNAL FIXATORS; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURES, BONE; MOTION;

EID: 0031606479     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005131-199801000-00004     Document Type: Article

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