Fracture stabilization with type II external fixator vs. type I external fixator with IM pin: Finite element analysis

Veterinary and Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 91-96

  Shahar, R ^a   Shani, Y ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

External fixator; Finite element analysis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALLUS; EPIPHYSIS; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; FRACTURE; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; SHEAR STRENGTH; YOUNG MODULUS;

EID: 2942612757     PISSN: 09320814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1636480     Document Type: Article

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