Experimental investigation of the tension band in fractures of the patella

Injury

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 489-493

  Fortis, A P ^a   Milis, Z ^a   Kostopoulos, V ^b   Tsantzalis, S ^b   Kormas, P ^a   Tzinieris, N ^a   Boudouris, Th ^a  

^a Orthopaedic Department   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE STRESS; CADAVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; FEMUR; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KNEE; OSTEOTOMY; PATELLA FRACTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; TECHNIQUE; TENDON; TIBIA; WIRE FIXATION;

BIOMECHANICS; BONE WIRES; CADAVER; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; PATELLA; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 0036289957     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-1383(01)00173-5     Document Type: Article

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