Chapter 3: Practical biomechanics for the application of Ilizarov fixators to fractures of the tibia

Techniques in Orthopaedics

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 15-25

  Hutson Jr , James J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Department of Orthopaedics ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Ilizarov fixator; Ring sizing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HUMAN; ILIZAROV TECHNIQUE; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; PERIARTICULAR JOINT DISEASE; SOFT TISSUE; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIBIA FRACTURE; TIBIA PLATEAU PILON FRACTURE; WIRE FIXATION;

EID: 0036523594     PISSN: 08859698     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00013611-200203000-00004     Document Type: Article

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