Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 29, Issue 6 , Pages 652-660 , July 2007

The influence of wire positioning upon the initial stability of scaphoid fractures fixed using Kirschner wires: A finite element study

  • F. Ezquerro

      Affiliations

    • Department of Mechanical Engineering, Universidad de Málaga, ETSII, Pza. El Ejido s/n, 29013 Málaga, Spain
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +34 952 131314; fax: +34 952 132691.
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  • S. Jiménez

      Affiliations

    • Department of Mechanical Engineering, Universidad de Málaga, ETSII, Pza. El Ejido s/n, 29013 Málaga, Spain
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  • A. Pérez

      Affiliations

    • Department of Mechanical Engineering, Universidad de Málaga, ETSII, Pza. El Ejido s/n, 29013 Málaga, Spain
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  • M. Prado

      Affiliations

    • Department of Mechanical Engineering, Universidad de Málaga, ETSII, Pza. El Ejido s/n, 29013 Málaga, Spain
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  • G. de Diego

      Affiliations

    • Servicio de Traumatología, Hospital Virgen de la Vitoria, Colonia Sta. Inés s/n, 29010 Málaga, Spain
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  • A. Simón

      Affiliations

    • Department of Mechanical Engineering, Universidad de Málaga, ETSII, Pza. El Ejido s/n, 29013 Málaga, Spain

Received 15 June 2006 ,Revised 4 August 2006 ,Accepted 7 August 2006.

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PII: S1350-4533(06)00169-X

doi: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2006.08.005

Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 29, Issue 6 , Pages 652-660 , July 2007

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