Fixation of greater tuberosity fractures: A biomechanical comparison of three techniques

Bulletin: Hospital for Joint Diseases

Volumn 63, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 98-99

  Ishak, Charbel ^a   Sahajpal, Deenesh ^a   Chiang, Alexis ^a   Atallah, William ^a   Kummer, Frederick ^a   Jazrawi, Laith M ^a  

^a NYU HOSPITAL FOR JOINT DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARM FRACTURE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE TREATMENT; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KIRSCHNER WIRE; LOADING TEST; OSTEOTOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE;

BIOMECHANICS; BONE DENSITY; BONE WIRES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; HUMERUS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; MATERIALS TESTING; SUTURES; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 33745699831     PISSN: 00185647     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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