Screw pullout strength: A biomechanical comparison of large-fragment and small-fragment fixation in the tibial plateau

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 178-181

  Westmoreland, Greg L ^a   McLaurin, Toni M ^a   Hutton, William C ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Screw pullout strength; Tibial plateau

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE PLATE; BONE SCREW; CADAVER; CANCELLOUS BONE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAPHYSIS; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROXIMAL TIBIA FRACTURE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TENSILE STRENGTH; TIBIA;

BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREWS; CADAVER; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; TIBIA; TIBIAL FRACTURES;

EID: 0036196593     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005131-200203000-00007     Document Type: Article

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