Proximal tibial fracture stability with intramedullary nail fixation using oblique interlocking screws

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 496-502

  Laflamme, G Y ^a   Heimlich, D ^b   Stephen, D ^b   Kreder, H J ^b   Whyne, Cari M ^b  

^a HÔPITAL DU SACRÉ COEUR DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bone biomechanics; Fracture; Intramedullary nail; Tibia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE DENSITY; BONE NAIL; BONE PLATE; BONE SCREW; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; JOINT FUNCTION; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MECHANICAL STRESS; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PLATE FIXATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROXIMAL TIBIA FRACTURE; RANDOMIZATION; TIBIA PROXIMAL OSTEOTOMY; TIBIA TORSION; TRABECULAR BONE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREWS; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TIBIAL FRACTURES;

EID: 0042975353     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005131-200308000-00004     Document Type: Article

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