Biomechanical properties of absorbable implants in finger fractures

Journal of Hand Surgery: European Volume

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 79-83

  Fitoussi, F ^a   Lu, W ^a   Ip, W Y ^a   Chow, S P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; FINGER FRACTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMPLANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; METAL IMPLANTATION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PHALANX;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BIOMECHANICS; BONE NAILS; BONE WIRES; CADAVER; FINGER INJURIES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; POLYGLYCOLIC ACID;

EID: 0031917983     PISSN: 17531934     EISSN: 20436289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-7681(98)80226-X     Document Type: Article

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