Lag screws for hip fracture fixation: Evaluation of migration resistance under simulated walking

Journal of Orthopaedic Research

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1329-1335

  Ehmke, Larry W ^a   Fitzpatrick, Daniel C ^b   Krieg, James C ^a   Madey, Steven M ^a   Bottlang, Michael ^a  

^a LEGACY RESEARCH   (United States)

^b Orthopedic Healthcare Northwest   (United States)

Author keywords

Hip fracture; Implant migration; Lag screw

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREW; CADAVER; FRACTURE FIXATION; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; JOINT MOBILITY; LAG SCREW; MATERIALS TESTING; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; WALKING; WEIGHT BEARING;

BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREWS; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; ROTATION; WALKING;

EID: 27644543881     PISSN: 07360266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orthres.2005.05.002     Document Type: Article

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