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Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol 2003; 16(02): 82-87
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1632764
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1632764
Original Research
Influence of the connecting rod on the biomechanical properties of five external skeletal fixation configurations
Funding for this project was provided by the Research Fund at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children. IMEX Veterinary, Inc. provided components examined in this manuscript. IMEX Veterinary, Inc. pays royalties to the investigating institution from the sale of some components examined in this manuscript.
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Publication History
Received
22 October 2002
Accepted
30 November 2002
Publication Date:
22 February 2018 (online)
Summary
A recently developed external skeletal fixation system (SK™, IMEX Veterinary, Inc.) utilizes larger diameter connecting rods, therefore overcoming one of the weaknesses of the original Kirschner-Ehmer (KE) system. The purpose of the current study was to compare five typical external fixator constructs in axial compression, torsion, Cranial-Caudal (C-C) and Medial-Lateral (M-L) bending to determine the effect of the larger connecting rods on frame stiffness. The results demonstrate that the larger connecting rod has a significant effect on overall frame stiffness. The use of two or more full-pins, as in the type II and III techniques nullified the contribution of the connecting rod diameter and frame stiffness was more a factor of pin size, number and orientation.
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