A FINITE-ELEMENT ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECT OF PIN DISTRIBUTION ON THE RIGIDITY OF A UNILATERAL EXTERNAL FIXATION SYSTEM

Authors
ONI OOA CAPPER M SOUTIS C
Citation
Ooa. Oni et al., A FINITE-ELEMENT ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECT OF PIN DISTRIBUTION ON THE RIGIDITY OF A UNILATERAL EXTERNAL FIXATION SYSTEM, Injury, 24(8), 1993, pp. 525-527
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery
Journal title
Injury → ACNP
ISSN journal
00201383
Volume
24
Issue
8
Year of publication
1993
Pages
525 - 527
Database
ISI
SICI code
0020-1383(1993)24:8<525:AFAOTE>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
The effect of pin distribution on the rigidity of a unilateral externa l fixation system has been investigated using finite element technique s. The results show that spreading the pins out along the entire lengt h of the bone is more stable than grouping the pins in clusters as is customary.