Capitellum fractures: A biomechanical evaluation of three fixation methods

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 503-506

  Elkowitz, Stuart J ^a   Polatsch, Daniel B ^a   Egol, Kenneth A ^a   Kummer, Frederick J ^a   Koval, Kenneth J ^a,b  

^a NYU HOSPITAL FOR JOINT DISEASES   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acutrac screw; Capitellum fracture; Screw placement

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREW; CAPITELLUM FRACTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HUMERUS FRACTURE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LOADING TEST; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREWS; ELBOW JOINT; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; HUMERAL FRACTURES; JOINT INSTABILITY; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 0036056647     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005131-200208000-00009     Document Type: Article

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