The effect of distal screw orientation on the intrinsic stability of a tibial intramedullary nail

Bulletin: Hospital for Joint Diseases

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 80-83

  Chen, Andrew L ^a   Tejwani, Nirmal C ^a   Joseph, Thomas N ^a   Kummer, Frederick J ^a   Koval, Kenneth J ^a  

^a NYU HOSPITAL FOR JOINT DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE; NAILS; SCREWS;

INTRINSIC STABILITY;

JOINT PROSTHESES;

TITANIUM;

ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIAPHYSIS; INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL; TIBIA FRACTURE; TORQUE; WEIGHT BEARING;

BONE NAILS; BONE SCREWS; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; MOTION; TIBIA; TIBIAL FRACTURES;

EID: 0035727106     PISSN: 00185647     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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