Configuration design and correction ability evaluation of a novel external fixator for foot and ankle deformity treated by U osteotomy.

As a basic osteotomy technique, U osteotomy can be applied for certain complex foot and ankle deformities. Gradual correction cases using Ilizarov apparatus and Taylor Spatial Frame have been reported. This paper proposes a novel parallel distraction apparatus for U osteotomy (PDA-Uos) to supplement...

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Published in:Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing Vol. 58; no. 3; pp. 541 - 559
Main Authors: Zuo, Shiping, Dong, Mingjie, Li, Jianfeng, Tao, Chunjing, Ji, Run
Format: Journal Article
Published: Springer Nature Mar2020
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