Failure of femoral head fixation: A cadaveric analysis of lag screw cut-out with the gamma locking nail and AO dynamic hip screw

Injury

Volumn 28, Issue 5-6, 1997, Pages 337-341

  Haynes, R C ^a   Poll R G ^b   Miles, A W ^a   Weston, R B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE DENSITY; BONE SCREW; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMUR HEAD; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERLOCKING NAIL; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRENGTH; TREATMENT FAILURE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOMECHANICS; BONE NAILS; BONE SCREWS; CADAVER; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FEMUR HEAD; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 0345451574     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-1383(97)00035-1     Document Type: Article

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