Comparison of insertion time and pullout strength between self-tapping and non-self-tapping AO 4.5-mm cortical bone screws in adult equine third metacarpal bone

Veterinary Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 189-194

  Andrea, C Renee ^a   Stover, Susan M ^a   Galuppo, Larry D ^a   Taylor, Ken T ^a   Rakestraw, Peter C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREW; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION; HORSE; MECHANICAL STRESS; METACARPAL BONE; METHODOLOGY; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; RANDOMIZATION; TIME;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREWS; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HORSES; METACARPUS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036582619     PISSN: 01613499     EISSN: 1532950X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jvet.2002.32398     Document Type: Article

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