Mechanical testing of the wire clamping characteristics of the Fixclip™ internal fixation system

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

Volumn 216, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 347-351

  Vadivelu, R ^a   Baker, A S ^b   Chetwynd, D G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomechanical studies; Fixation; Fixclips ; Fracture

Indexed keywords

BONE; CLAMPING DEVICES; FRACTURE; STAINLESS STEEL; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; SURFACE TREATMENT; TORQUE; WIRE; BIOMECHANICS; MECHANICAL TESTING; NITROGEN FIXATION; SCREWS;

INTERNAL FIXATION SYSTEM; MECHANICAL TESTING;

BIOMECHANICS; WIRE;

ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EQUIPMENT; FRACTURE; FRACTURE HEALING; FRICTION; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; KIRSCHNER WIRE; METHODOLOGY; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; OSTEOTOMY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURFACE PROPERTY; TENSILE STRENGTH; TORQUE;

BONE SCREWS; BONE WIRES; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURES, BONE; FRICTION; HUMANS; OSTEOTOMY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TENSILE STRENGTH; TORQUE;

BIOMECHANICAL STUDIES; BIOMECHANICAL TESTS; GRIP STRENGTH; INTERNAL FIXATION; PULL-OUT FORCE; STAINLESS STEEL WIRES; STRENGTH TESTS; SURFACE FINISHES;

EID: 0036378761     PISSN: 09544119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544110260216621     Document Type: Conference Paper

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