Mechanical evaluation of soft cast (scotchcast, 3M) and conventional rigid and semi-rigid coaptation methods

Veterinary and Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 14-21

  Rytz, U ^a   Aron, D N ^a   Foutz, T L ^b   Thompson, S A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b University of Georgia   (United States)

Author keywords

Composite material; External coaptation; Rigid coaptation; Semi rigid coaptation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030531040     PISSN: 09320814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1632496     Document Type: Article

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