Fatigue failure of an AO spiral blade

Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery

Volumn 120, Issue 5-6, 2000, Pages 366-368

  Syed, A A ^a,d   Kennedy, J G ^b   Mullet, H ^b   O'Flanagan, J ^a   Taylor, D ^c  

^a Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland   (Ireland)

^b Cappagh Hospital   (Ireland)

^c TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^d Temple Bank Flats ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TITANIUM;

AGED; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; BONE NAIL; BONE PLATE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FEMUR SUBTROCHANTERIC FRACTURE; FRACTURE HEALING; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; METAL IMPLANTATION; OSTEOPOROSIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; STRESS FRACTURE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FEMORAL NECK FRACTURES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURES, STRESS; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REOPERATION; TITANIUM;

EID: 0034059410     PISSN: 09368051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004020050487     Document Type: Article

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