Fractures of the olecranon: An in vitro study of elbow joint stresses after tension-band wire fixation versus proximal fracture fragment excision

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1088-1093

  Moed, Berton R ^a   Ede, David E ^b   Brown, Thomas D ^c  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Molina and Ede Inc ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Fracture fixation; Joint pressure; Olecranon excision; Olecranon fracture

Indexed keywords

POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE);

ARTICLE; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELBOW FLEXION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HUMERUS; JOINT PRESSURE; MECHANICAL STRESS; OLECRANON FRACTURE; OPEN REDUCTION; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; STUDENT T TEST; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THAWING; TORQUE; TRICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; ULNA; WIRE FIXATION;

EID: 0036900110     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-200212000-00010     Document Type: Article

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