The biomechanics of wire fixation in the Ilizarov system

Injury

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 155-157

  Mullins, M M ^a,b   Davidson, A W ^a   Goodier, David ^a   Barry, M ^a  

^a ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DYNAMOMETRY; ILIZAROV TECHNIQUE; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENSION; TORQUE; WEIGHT BEARING; WIRE FIXATION;

BIOMECHANICS; BONE WIRES; HUMANS; ILIZAROV TECHNIQUE; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 0037305619     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-1383(02)00262-0     Document Type: Article

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