Biomechanical Comparison of a Circular External Skeletal Fixator Construct to Pin and Tension Band Wire Fixation for the Stabilization of Olecranon Osteotomies in Dogs: A Cadaveric Study

Veterinary Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 324-335

  Halling, Krista B ^a   Lewis, Daniel D ^b   Cross, Alan R ^b   Sammy, Richard J ^b   Rapoff, Andrew J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; FIXATION FAILURE; FORELIMB; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE REDUCTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; KIRSCHNER WIRE; NONHUMAN; OLECRANON FRACTURE; OSTEOTOMY; RIGIDITY; TENDON; TENSION; TRICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; WEIGHT BEARING; WIRE FIXATION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; BONE NAIL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; HUMERUS FRACTURE; INJURY; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; BONE NAILS; BONE WIRES; CADAVER; DOGS; EXTERNAL FIXATORS; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMERAL FRACTURES; OSTEOTOMY;

EID: 0041384085     PISSN: 01613499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jvet.2003.50045     Document Type: Article

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