Optimum configuration of cannulated hip screws for the fixation of intracapsular hip fractures: A biomechanical study

Injury

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 136-141

  Selvan, V T ^a,b   Oakley, M J ^a,b   Rangan, A ^a,b   Al Lami, M K ^a,b,c  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; BONE SCREW; BONE STRENGTH; ENERGY ABSORPTION; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FEMUR; FRACTURE FIXATION; HIP FRACTURE; LABORATORY; LOADING TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TENSILE STRENGTH; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0347003735     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-1383(03)00059-7     Document Type: Article

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