A novel guiding device for distal locking of intramedullary nails

Proceedings of IEEE Sensors

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages

  Lee, Meng Shiue ^a   Wu, Sung Yueh ^a   Wong, Tze Hong ^b   Hsu, Wensyang ^a   Chung, Tien Kan ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISTAL LOCKING; GUIDING DEVICE; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILS; SCREW HOLE;

MAGNETS; NAILS; SCREWS; SENSORS;

LIGHT EMITTING DIODES;

EID: 84873946819     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICSENS.2012.6411140     Document Type: Conference Paper

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