Suture versus screw fixation of displaced tibial eminence fractures: A biomechanical comparison

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1172-1176

  Bong, Matthew R ^a   Romero, Anthony ^a   Kubiak, Erik ^a   Iesaka, Kazuho ^a   Heywood, Christian S ^a   Kummer, Fredrick ^a   Rosen, Jeffrey ^a   Jazrawi, Laith ^a  

^a NYU HOSPITAL FOR JOINT DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Displaced; Screw fixation; Suture fixation; Tibial eminence fracture

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CANCELLOUS BONE; CANNULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KNEE; OSTEOTOMY; STUDENT T TEST; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIBIA FRACTURE;

AGED; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREWS; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; IMPLANTS, EXPERIMENTAL; INTERNAL FIXATORS; MATERIALS TESTING; POLYESTERS; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; SUTURES; TENSILE STRENGTH; TIBIAL FRACTURES;

EID: 26844569807     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2005.06.019     Document Type: Article

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