Evaluation of a New Method of Small Fragment Fixation in a Medial Malleolus Fracture Model

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 420-425

  Rovinsky, David ^a   Haskell, Andrew ^a   Liu, Qi ^a   Paiement, Guy D ^a,b   Robinovitch, Steve ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Ankle; Biomechanics; Fracture fixation; K wires; Pullout strength

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; KIRSCHNER WIRE; MATERIALS TESTING; METHODOLOGY; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; STANDARD; TENSILE STRENGTH; TIBIA FRACTURE; TIME; WEIGHT BEARING;

BONE SCREWS; BONE WIRES; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; TENSILE STRENGTH; TIBIAL FRACTURES; TIME FACTORS; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 0034251992     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005131-200008000-00007     Document Type: Article

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