Strain gauge biomechanical evaluation of forces in orbital floor fractures

British Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 3-9

  Ahmad, F ^a   Kirkpatrick, W N A ^b   Lyne, J ^a   Urdang, M ^a   Garey, L J ^a   Waterhouse, N ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Floor; Force; Fractures; Gauge; Orbital; Strain

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BLOWOUT FRACTURE; BONE STRESS; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTATION; EYE INJURY; FEMALE; FORCE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; ORBIT FRACTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; THEORY;

EID: 0038627617     PISSN: 00071226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0007-1226(02)00467-8     Document Type: Article

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