Forces and torques during fracture reduction: Intraoperative measurements in the femur

Journal of Orthopaedic Research

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 333-338

  Gösling, Thomas ^a   Westphal, Rolf ^b   Faülstich, Jens ^a   Sommer, Kirsten ^a   Wahl, Friedrich ^a   Krettek, Christian ^a   Hufner, Tobias ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Femur; Force; Fracture; Reduction; Torque

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; FEMUR SHAFT; FORCE; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MALE; ONLINE SYSTEM; PEROPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TORQUE; BONE MALFORMATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED SURGERY; FEMUR; FRACTURE FIXATION; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; BONE MALALIGNMENT; BONE SCREWS; EXTERNAL FIXATORS; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FEMUR; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MALE; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TORQUE;

EID: 33645743288     PISSN: 07360266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jor.20045     Document Type: Article

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