Technical innovations in medullary reaming: Reamer design and intramedullary pressure increase

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 440-445

  Müller, Christof A ^a,d,e   Baumgart, Frank ^b   Wahl, Dieter ^c   Perren, Stephan M ^a   Pfister, Ulrich ^d  

^a AO/ASIF Development   (Switzerland)

^b AO/ASIF Technical Commission   (Switzerland)

^c AO RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^d STÄDTISCHES KLINIKUM KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Femur; Instrumentation; Intramedullary nailing; Intramedullary pressure; Reamer design; Reaming

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMUR; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INSTRUMENTATION; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0033771362     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-200009000-00009     Document Type: Article

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