The biomechanical evaluation of polyester as a tension band for the internal fixation of patellar fractures

Journal of Medical Engineering and Technology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 53-56

  McGreal, G ^a   Reidy, D ^b   Joy, A ^a   Mahalingam, K ^a   Cashman, W F ^a  

^a Department of Medicine National University of Ireland Cork   (Ireland)

^b BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; CADAVERIC EXPERIMENTS; FRACTURE FIXATION; POLYESTERS; STAINLESS STEEL; TENSILE TESTING; WIRE;

POLYESTER TENSION BAND;

BIOMATERIALS;

POLYESTER; SUTURE MATERIAL;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PATELLA FRACTURE; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; SUTURING METHOD; TENSILE STRENGTH;

BIOMECHANICS; BONE WIRES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MOVEMENT; PATELLA; POLYESTERS; STAINLESS STEEL; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; SUTURES; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 0032909857     PISSN: 03091902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/030919099294285     Document Type: Article

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