Avoiding the material nonlinearity in an external fixation device

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 746-750

  Zhang, Guigen ^a  

^a Faculty of Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; External fixation; Geometric nonlinearity; Material nonlinearity; Nonlinear finite element analysis

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; BONE; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE; PROBLEM SOLVING;

FRACTURE HEALING PROCESS; MINIMAL INVASIVENESS; TAILORABILITY;

BIOMECHANICS;

ARTICLE; BONE; BONE DEFORMATION; DEVICE; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENSION; WIRE FIXATION;

BONE WIRES; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; EXTERNAL FIXATORS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; MATERIALS TESTING; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 3342998555     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2004.04.001     Document Type: Article

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