AbstractsBiology & Animal Science

A new design of external fixator for long bone fracture management / by Anthony P. Pohl.

by Anthony Philip Pohl




Institution: University of Adelaide
Department:
Year: 1999
Keywords: Leg Fractures Treatment; Fracture fixation, External Methods; Human mechanics
Record ID: 1032160
Full text PDF: http://hdl.handle.net/2440/38402


Abstract

Examines the sliding capability of external fixators under load and describes the development and testing of an external fixator capable of providing axial cyclic motion to a fracture site while a patient is walking.