A biomechanical comparison of the antegrade inserted universal femoral nail with the retrograde inserted universal tibial nail for use in femoral shaft fractures

Injury

Volumn 30, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1999, Pages

  Frankle, M ^a   Cordey, J ^a   Sanders, R W ^b   Koval, K ^a   Perren, S M ^a  

^a AO RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b TAMPA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterograde; Femur; Nail; Retrograde

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMUR SHAFT FRACTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; JOINT STABILITY; MECHANICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATION; SIMULATION; STANDING; STRETCHING; TIBIA; TORSION;

EID: 18544395014     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0020-1383(99)00125-4     Document Type: Article

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