The Effect of Locked Distal Screws in Retrograde Nailing of Osteoporotic Distal Femur Fractures: A Laboratory Study Using Cadaver Femurs

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 380-383

  Tejwani, Nirmal C ^a   Park, Samuel ^a   Iesaka, Kazuho ^a   Kummer, Fred ^a  

^a NYU HOSPITAL FOR JOINT DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Cadaver study; Distal femur fracture; Locked distal screw; Retrograde nailing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE NAIL; BONE SCREW; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICAL BONE; FEMUR; FEMUR FRACTURE; FRAGILITY FRACTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; POSTHUMOUS CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BONE SCREWS; CADAVER; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; HUMANS; MOTION; OSTEOPOROSIS; OSTEOTOMY; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 25444476135     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: 15312291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bot.0000155312.12510.bd     Document Type: Article

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