Biomechanical evaluation of the proximal femoral nail

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 405, Issue , 2002, Pages 277-286

  Schipper, Inger B ^a   Bresina, Stephen ^b   Wahl, Dieter ^b   Linke, Berend ^b   Van Vugt, Arie B ^a   Schneider, Erich ^b  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b AO RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE DENSITY; BONE SCREW; CADAVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; FEMUR NECK; HUMAN; IMPLANT; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; JOINT STABILITY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS FRACTURE; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 0036908832     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003086-200212000-00035     Document Type: Article

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