Biomechanics of external fixation of distal tibial extra-articular fractures: Is spanning the ankle with a foot plate desirable?

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 665-673

  Antoci, Valentin ^a   Voor, Michael J ^a   Seligson, David ^a   Roberts, Craig S ^a  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Distal tibial extra articular fractures; External fixation; Foot plate

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE DEFORMATION; BONE PLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MODEL; DISTAL TIBIA FRACTURE; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; FEMALE; FOOT; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; HUMAN; ILIZAROV TECHNIQUE; IN VITRO STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY TEST; LOADING TEST; MOTION; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATION; SIMULATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; FRACTURE FIXATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY; TIBIA FRACTURE;

AGED; BIOMECHANICS; EXTERNAL FIXATORS; FEMALE; FOOT; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; TIBIAL FRACTURES;

EID: 16644380643     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005131-200411000-00003     Document Type: Article

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