Effects of plate location and selection on the stability of midshaft clavicle osteotomies: A biomechanical study

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 457-462

  Iannotti, M R ^a,b   Crosby, L A ^a   Stafford, P ^a   Grayson, Greg ^a   Goulet, R ^a  

^a Graduate School of Computational Engineering   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE PLATE; CLAVICLE; CLAVICLE FRACTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; OSTEOTOMY; PLATE FIXATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION; INJURY; MATERIALS TESTING; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; BIOMECHANICS; BONE PLATES; CLAVICLE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0041346511     PISSN: 10582746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mse.2002.125805     Document Type: Article

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