Intramedullary femoral nails: One or two lag screws? A preliminary study

Medical Engineering and Physics

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 613-624

  Wang, C J ^a   Brown, C J ^a   Yettram, A L ^a   Procter, P ^b  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Stryker Trauma SA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cut out; Finite element method; Fractured femur; Gamma nail; Lag screws; Proximal femoral nails

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMUR FRACTURE; FEMUR HEAD; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL; METAL IMPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 0035099148     PISSN: 13504533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1350-4533(00)00081-3     Document Type: Article

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