Correlation of radiographic measurements with biomechanical test results

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 368, Issue , 1999, Pages 271-278

  Sano, Hirotaka ^a   Uhthoff, Hans K ^a,b   Backman, David S ^a   Yeadon, Alan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE PLATE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CALLUS; CORTICAL BONE; FEMUR OSTEOTOMY; FRACTURE; FRACTURE HEALING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY;

EID: 0032716271     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003086-199911000-00033     Document Type: Article

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