Mechanical performance of hybrid Ilizarov external fixator in comparison with Ilizarov circular external fixator

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 518-522

  Yilmaz, Erhan ^a   Belhan, Oktay ^a   Karakurt, Lokman ^a   Arslan, Nurettin ^b   Serin, Erhan ^a  

^a FIRAT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b FIRAT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Hybrid Ilizarov external fixator; Ilizarov circular external fixator

Indexed keywords

BENDING (DEFORMATION); BONE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STIFFNESS; TORSIONAL STRESS;

EXTERNAL FIXATORS;

BIOMECHANICS;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; ILIZAROV TECHNIQUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MUSCLE STIFFNESS; NONHUMAN; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIBIA OSTEOTOMY; TIBIA SHAFT;

EID: 0038048450     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0268-0033(03)00073-1     Document Type: Article

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