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...
| Published in: | Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing Vol. 58; no. 3; pp. 541 - 559 |
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| Main Authors: | , , , , |
| Format: | Journal Article |
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Springer Nature
Mar2020
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| Online Access: | View this record in EBSCOhost |