Analytical modelling of Kirschner wires in Ilizarov circular external fixators using a tensile model

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

Volumn 222, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 967-976

  Zamani, A R ^a   Oyadiji, S O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Geometric non linearity; Ilizarov fixator; Kirschner wires (K wires); Pretension of fixator wires; Transverse stiffness of fixator wires

Indexed keywords

GEOMETRIC NON-LINEARITY; ILIZAROV FIXATOR; KIRSCHNER WIRES (K-WIRES); PRETENSION OF FIXATOR WIRES; TRANSVERSE STIFFNESS OF FIXATOR WIRES; ALGEBRAIC POLYNOMIALS; BIOMECHANICAL ANALYSIS; KIRSCHNER WIRE; MECHANICAL CHARACTERISTICS; THEORETICAL APPROACH; TRANSVERSE STIFFNESS;

BIOMECHANICS; DEFLECTION (STRUCTURES); DEFORMATION; LINEARIZATION; STIFFNESS; POLYNOMIALS;

WIRE;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTICITY; EQUIPMENT; ILIZAROV TECHNIQUE; INSTRUMENTATION; KIRSCHNER WIRE; MECHANICAL STRESS; PROSTHESIS; TENSILE STRENGTH; THEORETICAL MODEL;

BONE WIRES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; ELASTICITY; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; ILIZAROV TECHNIQUE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 58149157449     PISSN: 09544119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544119JEIM373     Document Type: Article

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