A biomechanical comparison of fragment-specific fixation and augmented external fixation for intra-articular distal radius fractures

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 953-964

  Dodds, Seth D ^a   Cornelissen, Simon ^a   Jossan, Subir ^b   Wolfe, Scott W ^c  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Prince William Orthopaedics   (United States)

^c WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Distal radius fracture; External fixation; Fragment specific fixation; Intra articular

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE PLATE; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; MUSCLE FORCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS FRACTURE; SIMULATION; WRIST;

EID: 0036861111     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhsu.2002.35897     Document Type: Article

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