Biomechanical superiority of plate fixation for proximal tibial osteotomy

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 412, Issue , 2003, Pages 125-130

  Hartford, James M ^a   Hester, Peter ^b   Watt, Phil M ^b   Hamilton, Doris ^b   Rohmiller, Michael ^b   Pienkowski, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BLADE STAPLE FIXATION; COMPRESSION; DEVICE; FATIGUE; FEMUR INTERTROCHANTERIC OSTEOTOMY; FRACTURE FIXATION; GAIT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; JOINT MOBILITY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PLATE FIXATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; SIMULATION; SURGICAL STRESS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENSION; TIBIA; TIBIA PROXIMAL OSTEOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 0037741387     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.blo.0000072464.53786.11     Document Type: Article

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