External ring fixators: An overview

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

Volumn 214, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 459-470

  Watson, M A ^a   Mathias, K J ^a   Maffulli, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; BONE; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); SURGERY;

EXTERNAL RING FIXATORS; LIMB DEFORMITIES; OSTEOTOMY;

FRACTURE FIXATION;

BIOMECHANICS; CLASSIFICATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; OSTEOTOMY; REVIEW; STANDARD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BIOMECHANICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EXTERNAL FIXATORS; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMANS; OSTEOTOMY; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034517488     PISSN: 09544119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/0954411001535480     Document Type: Article

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