Effects of ring diameter and wire tension on the axial biomechanics of four-ring circular external skeletal fixator constructs

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 62, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 1025-1030

  Cross, Alan R ^a   Lewis, Daniel D ^a   Murphy, Scott T ^a   Rigaud, Steve ^b   Madison, John B ^a   Kehoe, Martha M ^a   Rapoff, Andrew J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; DOG; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; FRACTURE FIXATION; INSTRUMENTATION;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; DOGS; EXTERNAL FIXATORS; FRACTURE FIXATION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 0035408401     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.2001.62.1025     Document Type: Article

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