The effect of wire plane tilt and olive wires on proximal tibia fracture fragment stability and fracture site motion

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 537-541

  Voor, Michael J ^a   Antoci, Valentin ^a   Antoci Jr , Valentin ^a   Roberts, Craig S ^a  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

External fixation; Fracture; Olive wires; Stiffness; Wire plane

Indexed keywords

BENDING (DEFORMATION); BONE; COMPACTION; DEFORMATION; STIFFNESS; TORSIONAL STRESS; WIRE;

AXIAL COMPRESSION; COMPRESSION BENDING; FRACTURE FRAGMENTS; OLIVE WIRES;

FRACTURE;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE STRESS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROXIMAL TIBIA FRACTURE; RIGIDITY; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; TILTING; WIRE FIXATION;

EXTERNAL FIXATORS; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; MECHANICS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOTION; TIBIA;

EID: 12344333524     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2004.04.007     Document Type: Article

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