Biomechanics of external fixation: A review of the literature

Bulletin of the NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 294-299

  Moss, David P ^c   Tejwani, Nirmal C ^a,b,c  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NYU HOSPITAL FOR JOINT DISEASES   (United States)

^c NBV 21W37 ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTHRODESIS; BIOMECHANICS; BLOUNT DISEASE; BONE DEFORMATION; BONE NECROSIS; CLUBFOOT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPRESSION; DEVICE INFECTION; DISTRACTION OSTEOGENESIS; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; FORCE; FRACTURE; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; KIRSCHNER WIRE; KNEE INJURY; NONHUMAN; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PATIENT MONITORING; PELVIS FRACTURE; PSEUDARTHROSIS; REVIEW; WOUND CARE;

BIOMECHANICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EXTERNAL FIXATORS; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS;

EID: 37449022804     PISSN: 19369719     EISSN: 19369727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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