DocumentCode
2356031
Title
Model of the behavior of a Kirschner-Ehmer style external fixator clamp
Author
Pijanowski, Gerald J. ; Phillips, James W. ; Swindeman, Michael J.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Veterinary Biosci., Illinois Univ., Urbana, IL, USA
fYear
1995
fDate
7-9 Apr 1995
Firstpage
229
Lastpage
232
Abstract
Several Kirschner-Ehmer style clamps used in external fixation of fractures were loaded in various configurations. The clamp was found to be characterized mechanically as a torsional spring, rather than a rigid connector between a sidebar and a bone pin. Also, the center of rotation is offset from the center of the bolt. Proper modeling of planar unilateral and bilateral fixator frames should be possible by treating the KE-style clamp as a torsional spring with a center of rotation displaced slightly toward the sidebar
Keywords
biomechanics; bone; fracture; mechanical testing; patient treatment; Kirschner-Ehmer style external fixator clamp; bilateral fixator frames; bolt; center of rotation; configurations; external fixation; fractures; modeling; planar unilateral fixator frames; sidebar; torsional spring; Biomedical engineering; Bones; Clamps; Connectors; Fasteners; Finite element methods; Joints; Laboratories; Springs; Testing;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Biomedical Engineering Conference, 1995., Proceedings of the 1995 Fourteenth Southern
Conference_Location
Shreveport, LA
Print_ISBN
0-7803-2083-2
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/SBEC.1995.514486
Filename
514486
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