Contact Stress Distributions in Malreduced Intraarticular Distal Radius Fractures

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 331-337

  Anderson, Donald D ^a   Bell, Alexander L ^b   Gaffney, Michael B ^b   Imbriglia, Joseph E ^b  

^a ALLEGHENY SINGER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b ALLEGHENY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Distal radius; Intraarticular fracture; Posttraumatic arthritis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; CADAVER; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE NONUNION; HUMAN; MECHANICAL STRESS; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RADIUS FRACTURE; WRIST INJURY;

ADULT; CADAVER; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURES, MALUNITED; HUMANS; MODELS, ANATOMIC; OSTEOARTHRITIS; RADIUS FRACTURES; STRESS, MECHANICAL; WRIST INJURIES;

EID: 0029683573     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005131-199607000-00007     Document Type: Article

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