Static Strength Evaluation of Six External Skeletal Fixation Configurations |
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| Authors: | ERICK L EGGER DVM DipACVS |
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| Institution: | Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University;Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University. |
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| Abstract: | The relative strength of six different configurations of external skeletal fixation was determined by subjecting them to axial compression, and shear and torsion forces while measuring the load they would sustain before failing. The double clamp, single connecting bar, double connecting bar, quadrilateral frame, full pin splintage and three- dimensional tent configurations were found to be successively stronger in all three of the tests with the exception of the quadrilateral frame being more resistant to shear force than the full pin splintage configuration. |
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