An augmented fixation method for distal fibular fractures in elderly patients: A biomechanical evaluation

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 128-131

  Dunn, Warren R ^a,b   Easley, Mark E ^a,b   Parks, Brent G ^a,b   Trnka, Hans Jörg ^a,b   Schon, Lew C ^a,b  

^a Union Memorial Hospital ^*

^b UNION MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Intramedullary Kirschner wire fixation technique; Osteopenic fibular fractures

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FIBULA; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; KIRSCHNER WIRE; LEG FRACTURE; MATERIALS TESTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIBIA; BONE PLATE; BONE SCREW; CADAVER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FRACTURE; INJURY; INSTRUMENTATION; METABOLIC BONE DISEASE; METHODOLOGY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOMECHANICS; BONE DISEASES, METABOLIC; BONE PLATES; BONE SCREWS; BONE WIRES; CADAVER; FIBULA; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS;

EID: 2342639590     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107110070402500303     Document Type: Article

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