Unilateral external fixator and its biomechanical effects in treating different types of femoral fracture: A finite element study with experimental validated model

• Main Authors: Aziz, Aishah Umairah Abd, Ammarullah, Muhammad Imam, Ng, Bing Wui, Gan, Hong-Seng, Kadir, Mohammed Rafiq Abdul, Ramlee, Muhammad Hanif
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier 2024
• Subjects: R Medicine (General); T Technology (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/45588/; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e26660

Previous works had successfully demonstrated the clinical effectiveness of unilateral external fixator in treating various types of fracture, ranging from the simple type, such as oblique and transverse fractures, to complex fractures. However, literature that investigated its biomechanical analyses...