Rigidity of unilateral external fixators - A biomechanical study

Injury

Volumn 42, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1449-1454

  Burgers, P T P W ^a   Van Riel, M P J M ^a   Vogels, L M M ^a   Stam, R ^a   Patka, P ^a   Van Lieshout, E M M ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biomechanical; Dynafix; External fixation; Orthofix; Rigidity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DYNAFIX DFS STANDARD FIXATOR; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; FORCE; IN VITRO STUDY; ORTHOFIX PROCALLUS FIXATOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; RIGIDITY; ROTATION;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EXTERNAL FIXATORS; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; ROTATION; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 80755153541     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: 18790267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2011.05.024     Document Type: Article

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