The yielding of tensioned fine wires in the Ilizarov frame

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine

Volumn 212, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 37-47

  Hillard, P J ^a   Harrison, A J ^a,b   Atkins, R M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b BRISTOL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

External fixation; Fine wires; Fracture healing; Ilizarov; Stability

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; ELASTICITY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; ILIZAROV TECHNIQUE; INSTRUMENTATION; KIRSCHNER WIRE; MECHANICAL STRESS; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; THEORETICAL MODEL; WEIGHT BEARING;

BIOMECHANICS; BONE WIRES; ELASTICITY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; ILIZAROV TECHNIQUE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; WEIGHT-BEARING;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE FIXATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLASTIC DEFORMATION; STIFFNESS; TENSILE TESTING; WIRE;

FINE WIRES; ILIZAROV FRAMES;

BIOMEDICAL EQUIPMENT;

EID: 0031608598     PISSN: 09544119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/0954411981533809     Document Type: Article

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