An improved screw design for locked intramedullary nailing

Injury

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 162-164

  Pennig, Dietmar ^a  

^a ST VINZENZ HOSPITAL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMUR FRACTURE; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; INTERLOCKING NAIL; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIBIA FRACTURE;

BONE NAILS; BONE SCREWS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS;

EID: 0031010849     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-1383(96)00178-7     Document Type: Article

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