Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item:
https://hdl.handle.net/2440/309
Citations | ||
Scopus | Web of Science® | Altmetric |
---|---|---|
?
|
?
|
Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Determining rotational deformity in broken forearms |
Author: | Stokes, Y. |
Citation: | Australia and New Zealand Industrial and Applied Mathematics (ANZIAM) Journal, 2003; 44(4):561-568 |
Publisher: | Australian Mathematical Society |
Issue Date: | 2003 |
ISSN: | 1446-1811 1446-8735 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Y. M. Stokes |
Abstract: | To assess rotational deformity in a broken forearm, an orthopaedic surgeon needs to determine the amount of rotation of the radius from one or more two-dimensional x-rays of the fracture. This requires only simple first-year university mathematics --- rotational transformations of ellipses plus a little differential calculus --- which yields a general formula giving the rotation angle from information obtained from an x-ray. Preliminary comparisons with experimental results are excellent. This is a practical problem that may be useful to motivate the teaching of conic sections. |
Description: | © Australian Mathematical Society 2003 |
DOI: | 10.1017/S144618110001292X |
Published version: | http://www.austms.org.au/Publ/ANZIAM/V44P4/1909.html |
Appears in Collections: | Applied Mathematics publications Aurora harvest 6 |
Files in This Item:
There are no files associated with this item.
Items in DSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.