Biomechanics of olive wire positioning and tensioning characteristics

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 798-803

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

^a SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

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

^c THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

External fixation; Olive wires

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSITION; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; COMPRESSION; DATA ANALYSIS; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; HARDNESS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KINEMATICS; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; TORSION; WIRE FIXATION;

BIOMECHANICS; BONE WIRES; EXTERNAL FIXATORS; HUMANS; MODELS, ANATOMIC; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; TIBIA; TORSION;

EID: 27544476050     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bpo.0000184646.03981.ec     Document Type: Article

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