Kinematic analysis of engagement and bending capabilities of a point-of-care, incremental skeletal fixation plate bending system
- Award ID(s):
- 2133630
- PAR ID:
- 10578450
- Publisher / Repository:
- Eslevier
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Manufacturing Letters
- Volume:
- 41
- Issue:
- S
- ISSN:
- 2213-8463
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 1585 to 1595
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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