Biomechanical comparison of bending and torsional properties in retrograde intramedullary nailing of humeral shaft fractures

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 344-350

  Blum, J ^a   Machemer, H ^a   Baumgart, F ^b   Schlegel, U ^b   Wahl, D ^b   Rommens, P M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER MAINZ   (Germany)

^b AO RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Humerus; Intramedullary nailing; Retrograde approach; Torsion

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE NAIL; CADAVER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; INSTRUMENTATION; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; METHODOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

BIOMECHANICS; BONE NAILS; CADAVER; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; HUMANS; HUMERAL FRACTURES; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0033144878     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005131-199906000-00004     Document Type: Article

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