Increased peak contact stress after incongruent reduction of transverse acetabular fractures: a cadaveric model

Journal of Trauma

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 704-709

  Malkani, Arthur L ^a   Voor, Michael J ^a   Rennirt, Greg ^a   Helfet, David ^b   Pedersen, Douglas ^c   Brown, Thomas ^c  

^a Orthopaedic Bioengineering Research Laboratory   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetabular fractures; Articular cartilage step off; Contact stress

Indexed keywords

ALLOY;

ACETABULUM FRACTURE; AGED; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FILM; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; OSTEOTOMY; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 0034765221     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-200110000-00013     Document Type: Article

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