Fixation stability of olecranon osteotomies

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 333, Issue , 1996, Pages 181-185

  Petraco, Douglas M ^a   Koval, Kenneth J ^a   Kummer, Frederick J ^a   Zuckerman, Joseph D ^a  

^a NYU HOSPITAL FOR JOINT DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; OLECRANON FRACTURE; OSTEOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0030454261     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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