Investigation of factors affecting loosening of ilizarov ring-wire external fixator systems at the bone-wire interface

Journal of Orthopaedic Research

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 726-732

  Donaldson, Finn E ^a   Pankaj, Pankaj ^a   Simpson, A Hamish R W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

aging; bone yielding; finite element analysis; fracture fixation; wire pre tension

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE STRUCTURE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FIXATION DEVICE; FRACTURE FIXATION; ILIZAROV TECHNIQUE; PERIOSTEUM; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WIRE FIXATION;

BONE WIRES; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; EXTERNAL FIXATORS; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMANS;

EID: 84858276696     PISSN: 07360266     EISSN: 1554527X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jor.21587     Document Type: Article

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