The logic and clinical applications of blocking screws

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 86, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2004, Pages 17-25

  Stedtfeld, Hans Werner ^a   Mittlmeier, Thomas ^b   Landgraf, Peter ^b   Ewert, Andreas ^b  

^a KLINIKUM NÜRNBERG   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE);

ADULT; AGED; BONE SCREW; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAPHYSIS; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; LOGIC; MALE; METAPHYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIBIA FRACTURE;

EID: 10344226671     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/00004623-200412002-00004     Document Type: Conference Paper

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