The strength of different fixation techniques for bicondylar tibial plateau fractures - A biomechanical study

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 864-870

  Ali, Ahmad M ^a   Saleh, Michael ^b   Bolongaro, Stefano ^b   Yang, Lang ^b  

^a OLDCHURCH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bicondylar tibial plateau fracture; Biomechanical testing; Hybrid; Monolateral; Ring fixator

Indexed keywords

FRACTURE FIXATION; SURGERY;

HYBRID FIXATORS;

BIOMECHANICS;

ARTICLE; BONE PLATE; BONE SCREW; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; DISEASE SIMULATION; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; FIXATION FAILURE; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; FRACTURE FIXATION; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TIBIA FRACTURE;

EID: 0141758387     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0268-0033(03)00149-9     Document Type: Article

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