Staple leg profile influence on pullout strength: A biomechanical study

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 331, Issue , 1996, Pages 300-307

  Firoozbakhsh, Keikhosrow K ^a,c   DeCoster, Thomas A ^b   Moneim, Moheb S ^b   McGuire, Michael S ^b   Naraghi, Fred F ^b  

^a SHARIF UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; CADAVER; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPLER; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0029959074     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003086-199610000-00042     Document Type: Article

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