A biomechanical comparison of different wrist external fixators with and without K-wire augmentation
Wolfe S, Austin G, Lorenze M, Swigart C, Panjabi M. A biomechanical comparison of different wrist external fixators with and without K-wire augmentation. The Journal Of Hand Surgery 1999, 24: 516-524. PMID: 10357530, DOI: 10.1053/jhsu.1999.0516.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUnstable extra-articular distal radius fracturesK-wire augmentationInfrared light-emitting diodeLight-emitting diodesFracture fragment stabilityMotion tracking systemBiomechanical ComparisonDifferent external fixatorsFresh-frozen cadaveric upper extremitiesExtra-articular distal radius fracturesTracking systemWrist external fixatorRadial/ulnar deviationDistal radius fracturesLoadRotational motionCadaveric upper extremitiesMotionWrist tendonsExternal fixatorFlexion/extensionStabilityRotational planeRadius fracturesStability testingLoad-displacement behavior in a distal radial fracture model. The effect of simulated healing on motion.
Wolfe SW, Lorenze MD, Austin G, Swigart CR, Panjabi MM. Load-displacement behavior in a distal radial fracture model. The effect of simulated healing on motion. Journal Of Bone And Joint Surgery 1999, 81: 53-9. PMID: 9973054, DOI: 10.2106/00004623-199901000-00008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLoad-displacement behaviorFracture modelRelative motionExternal fixationPartial healingKirschner wire fixationPhysiological loadingExperimental groupKinematic deviceExternal forcesOsteotomy siteEarly removalBiomechanical studyForearm specimensOsteotomyMotionHealingCaulkAxial alignmentDistal endPresent studyFixationT-test analysisInjectionLoading