Split Fractures of the Lateral Tibial Plateau: Evaluation of Three Fixation Methods

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 304-308

  Koval, Kenneth J ^a   Polatsch, Daniel ^a   Kummer, Frederick J ^a   Cheng, Deyu ^a   Zuckerman, Joseph D ^a  

^a NYU HOSPITAL FOR JOINT DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Fracture fixation; Tibial plateau

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE NAIL; BONE PLATE; CADAVER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PATHOLOGY; TIBIA FRACTURE;

BIOMECHANICS; BONE NAILS; BONE PLATES; CADAVER; EVALUATION STUDIES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; TIBIAL FRACTURES;

EID: 0029679883     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005131-199607000-00003     Document Type: Review

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