Hoffmann half-frame external fixation rigidity and its relationship to universal joint slippage
| Autor: | F. L. I. P. Drijber, J. B. Finlay |
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| Rok vydání: | 1992 |
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Universal joint
Engineering External fixator External Fixators Chirurgie orthopedique business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Biomedical Engineering Torsion (mechanics) Structural engineering Equipment Design law.invention External fixation Rigidity (electromagnetism) law Axial compression Forensic engineering medicine Slippage Stress Mechanical business |
| Zdroj: | Annals of biomedical engineering. 20(5) |
| ISSN: | 0090-6964 |
| Popis: | Hoffmann half-frame external fixation device configurations often fail under minimal loads secondary to joint slippage. In these experiments improved universal joints that were developed in an earlier study were tested on Hoffmann half-frame assemblies. The rigidity of selected half-frame configurations was tested in four modes (axial compression, torsion, medial-lateral and anterior-posterior four-point bending). These results were compared to those of an earlier, similar study looking at the standard Hoffmann half-frame. No changes in overall rigidity were noted, but significant increases in yield loads and loads to frame failure were achieved. Such improvements will increase the reliability and usefulness of the Hoffmann device to the orthopaedic community. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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