Biomechanical testing of bioabsorbable cannulated screws for slipped capital femoral epiphysis fixation

Orthopedics

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 659-663

  Kroeber, Markus W ^a   Rovinsky, David ^b   Haskell, Andrew ^b   Heilmann, Moira ^b   Lotz, Jeff ^b   Otsuka, Norman ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Centinela Hospital Los Angeles   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID DERIVATIVE; POLYURETHAN; STEEL; TITANIUM;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREW; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITY; FEMUR HEAD EPIPHYSIOLYSIS; FORCE TRANSDUCER; SHEAR STRESS;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; BONE SCREWS; CATHETERIZATION; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; EPIPHYSES; FEMORAL FRACTURES; HUMANS; LACTIC ACID; POLYMERS; SHEAR STRENGTH; STEEL; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TITANIUM;

EID: 0036627094     PISSN: 01477447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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