The torsional strength of bones with residual screw holes from plates with unicortical and bicortical purchase

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 71-73

  Remiger, A R ^a,d   Miclau, T ^b   Lindsey, R W ^c  

^a Klinik fur Orthopadische Chirurgie   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d KANTONSSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bicortical; Bone; Refracture; Screw holes; Unicortical

Indexed keywords

BONE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HEALTH RISKS; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); ORTHOPEDICS; TORSION TESTING;

BICORTICAL SCREW HOLES; CORTICAL SCREW HOLES; REFRACTURE;

BIOMECHANICS;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE PLATE; BONE SCREW; BONE STRENGTH; DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP; STRENGTH; TORSION;

EID: 0031039565     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0268-0033(96)00062-9     Document Type: Article

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