Low-profile versus conventional metacarpal plating systems: A comparison of construct stiffness and strength

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 928-934

  Fischer, Kenneth J ^a   Bastidas, Jaime A ^a   Provenzano, David A ^a   Tomaino, Matthew M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Bending; Bone plates; Mechanical test; Metacarpal fractures; Torsion

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; COBALT; TITANIUM;

ARTICLE; BONE PLATE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MECHANICS; METACARPAL BONE FRACTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; STRENGTH; TORQUE;

EID: 0032872213     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhsu.1999.0928     Document Type: Article

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