Twist knot cerclage wire: The appropriate wire tension for knot construction and fracture stability

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 449-451

  Harnroongroj, Thossart ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Biomechanical testing; Cerclage wire; First twist; Fracture stability; Wire tension

Indexed keywords

BONE; FRACTURE FIXATION; TENSILE TESTING;

CERCLAGE WIRE; WIRE TENSION;

BIOMECHANICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CERCLAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMUR OSTEOTOMY; FRACTURE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRENGTH; TENSION; WIRE FIXATION;

EID: 0032168973     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0268-0033(98)00005-9     Document Type: Article

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