Plate stabilization with bone rivets: An alternative method for internal fixation of fractures

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 279-285

  Zeiter, Stephan ^a,b   Montavon, Pierre ^b   Schneider, Erich ^a   Ito, Keita ^a,c  

^a AO RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Fracture healing; Internal fixation; Osteoporosis; Ovine; Plating

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BONE GROWTH; BONE INJURY; BONE MALFORMATION; BONE PLATE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; BONE REMODELING; BONE STRENGTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE REMOVAL; FRACTURE HEALING; HISTOPATHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PERIOSTEUM; PLATE FIXATION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; TIBIA FRACTURE; TIBIA TORSION; WEIGHT BEARING;

ANIMALS; BONE PLATES; BONE REMODELING; DEVICE REMOVAL; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURE HEALING; INTERNAL FIXATORS; SHEEP; TIBIA; TIBIAL FRACTURES; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 2642519095     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005131-200405000-00003     Document Type: Article

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