Biomechanical comparison of flexible stainless steel and titanium nails with external fixation using a femur fracture model

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 182-187

  Mani, Usha S ^a   Sabatino, Christopher T ^a   Sabharwal, Sanjeev ^a   Svach, David J ^a   Suslak, Adam ^a   Behrens, Fred F ^a  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Ender nails; External fixation; Pediatric femoral shaft fractures; Titanium nails

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; FEMUR FRACTURE; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; BONE NAIL; COMMINUTED FRACTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; HUMAN; MATERIALS TESTING;

STAINLESS STEEL; TITANIUM;

BIOMECHANICS; BONE NAILS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EXTERNAL FIXATORS; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FRACTURES, COMMINUTED; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; STAINLESS STEEL; TITANIUM;

EID: 33645952363     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bpo.0000218525.28739.7e     Document Type: Article

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