Hybrid external fixation of distal tibial fractures: New strategy to place pins and wires without penetrating the anterior compartment

Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery

Volumn 124, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 542-546

  Oh, Jong Keon ^a   Lee, Jeong Joon ^a   Jung, Duk Young ^b   Kim, Bong Ju ^c   Oh, Chang Wug ^d  

^a Ewha Womans University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d Kyungpook National University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Distal tibial fractures; Finite elements modeling; Hybrid external fixation; Impalement; Wire convergence angle

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPRESSION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTAL TIBIA FRACTURE; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON; TIBIA TORSION; VOLUNTEER;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; BONE NAILS; BONE WIRES; EXTERNAL FIXATORS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMANS; TIBIAL FRACTURES;

EID: 7744233162     PISSN: 09368051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00402-004-0724-z     Document Type: Article

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