Fatigue Properties of a Twelve-Hole Versus a Five-Hole Intramedullary Supracondylar Nail

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 98-102

  Voor, Michael J ^a,b,e   Verst, David A ^c   Mladsi, Scott W ^d   Khalily, Cyna ^b   Seligson, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^b University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^c Akron General Hospital   (United States)

^d Smith and Nephew Research Centre   (United Kingdom)

^e American Council of the Blind   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanical testing; Fatigue; Implant failure; Intramedullary nail; Supracondylar Fracture; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE NAIL; CLASSIFICATION; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; THEORETICAL MODEL;

BIOMECHANICS; BONE NAILS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL;

EID: 0031066109     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005131-199702000-00005     Document Type: Article

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