Angle stable locking reduces interfragmentary movements and promotes healing after unreamed nailing: Study of a displaced osteotomy model in sheep tibiae

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 87, Issue 9 I, 2005, Pages 2028-2037

  Kaspar, K ^a   Schell, H ^a   Seebeck, P ^a   Thompson, M S ^a   Schutz M ^a   Haas, N P ^a   Duda, G N ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TITANIUM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CALLUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; FEMALE; FRACTURE HEALING; GAIT; HISTOLOGY; IN VITRO STUDY; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; JOINT STABILITY; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; ROTATION; SHEEP; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIBIA OSTEOTOMY; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 24644484024     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.D.02268     Document Type: Article

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