title: Pin-hole shear stresses generated by conical and standard external fixation pins.
abstract: Pin-hole shear stresses generated by tapered (conical) and untapered (standard) external fixator pins were compared using a photoelastic technique. The results show that shear stresses progressively increase as a conical pin is inserted but remain the same for the standard pin irrespective of the depth of insertion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Engineering, University of Leicester, UK.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Capper
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Soutis
authors.forename: O O
authors.initials: OO
authors.lastname: Oni
mesh_terms: D001858:Bone Nails; D013314:Stress, Mechanical