Wire tension in the Ilizarov system: Accuracy of the wire-tensioning device

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine

Volumn 219, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 355-359

  Watson, M A ^a,b   Mathias, K J ^a   Ashcroft, G P ^a   Maffulli, N ^c   Hukins, D W L ^d   Shepherd, D E T ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b Finsbury Orthopaedics   (United Kingdom)

^c KEELE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

External fixation; Ilizarov; Tensioning device; Wire tension

Indexed keywords

MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; STATISTICAL METHODS; TENSILE STRESS; WIRE; SCALES (WEIGHING INSTRUMENTS);

ILIZAROV SYSTEM; WIRE TENSION; WIRE TENSIONING DEVICE;

BIOMECHANICS; WIRE;

ACCURACY AND PRECISION; CLINICAL PRACTICES; EXTERNAL FIXATION; ILIZAROV; STANDARD DEVIATION; TENSIONING DEVICE; WIRE TENSION; WIRE TENSIONING DEVICE;

ARTICLE; EVALUATION; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; ILIZAROV TECHNIQUE; INSTRUMENTATION; KIRSCHNER WIRE; MECHANICAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; PROSTHESIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TASK PERFORMANCE; TENSILE STRENGTH;

BONE WIRES; EXTERNAL FIXATORS; ILIZAROV TECHNIQUE; PROSTHESIS FITTING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 27744441460     PISSN: 09544119     EISSN: 09544119     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/095441105X34310     Document Type: Article

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