3D Printing Adjustable Stiffness External Fixator for Mechanically Stimulated Healing of Tibial Fractures

Figure 7

Stiffness calculation results for the optimal dismantling sequence after dismantling of block structures that are less than 2%. (a) Stiffness is reduced by 1% after dismantling of 8 block structures; (b) stiffness is reduced by 1.11% after dismantling of 4 block structures; (c) stiffness is reduced by 1.11% after dismantling of 3 block structures.

(a)

(b)

(c)