Type of screw does not influence holding power in the femoral head. A cadaver study with shearing test

Acta Orthopaedica Scandinavica

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 435-438

  Jenny, Jean Yves ^a   Rapp, Etienne ^a,b   Cordey, Jacques ^c  

^a Ctr Traumatologie et d'Orthopedie   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

^c NONE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREW; CADAVER; FEMUR HEAD; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 0032740326     PISSN: 00016470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17453679909000977     Document Type: Article

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