Strength of internal fixation for calcaneal fractures

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 230-233

  Wang, Chung Li ^a   Chang, Guan Liang ^b   Tseng, Wen Chang ^b   Yu, Chin Yin ^b   Lin, Ruey Mo ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Calcaneal fractures; Internal fixation

Indexed keywords

BONE; FRACTURE FIXATION; SCREWS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

INTERNAL FRACTURE FIXATION;

BIOMECHANICS;

ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; CADAVER; CALCANEUS FRACTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAARTICULAR FRACTURE; OPEN REDUCTION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 0032051612     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0268-0033(97)00042-9     Document Type: Article

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