Biomechanical behaviour at the distal third of the femur: Possible use of a medial metaphyseal plate

Injury

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 451-456

  Rizzo, E ^a   Ghisellini, F ^b   Cordey, J ^c   Wahl, D ^c   Perren, S ^c   Cannas, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b Dept of Orthopaedics/Traumatology ^*  (Italy)

^c AO RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; DIAPHYSIS; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; METAPHYSIS; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PLATE FIXATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOMECHANICS; BONE PLATES; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FEMUR; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 0032126052     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-1383(98)00085-0     Document Type: Article

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