Distal femoral fixation: A biomechanical comparison of the standard condylar buttress plate, a locked buttress plate, and the 95-degree blade plate

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 521-524

  Koval, Kenneth J ^a   Hoehl, James J ^a   Kummer, Frederick J ^a   Simon, Jordan A ^a  

^a NYU HOSPITAL FOR JOINT DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanical; Distal femur; Fracture fixation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; BIOMECHANICS; BONE PLATE; CADAVER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMUR FRACTURE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; INSTRUMENTATION; JOINT INSTABILITY; METHODOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; REFERENCE VALUE; WEIGHT BEARING;

BIOMECHANICS; BONE PLATES; CADAVER; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; MODELS, ANATOMIC; RANDOM ALLOCATION; REFERENCE VALUES; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 0031252449     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005131-199710000-00010     Document Type: Article

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