Biomechanical analysis of pinning techniques for pediatric supracondylar humerus fractures

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 573-578

  Larson, Loren ^a   Firoozbakhsh, Keikhosrow ^a   Passarelli, Ralph ^a   Bosch, Patrick ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Fixation techniques; Pediatric supracondylar humerus fracture; Pinning; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COMMINUTED FRACTURE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMERUS SUPRACONDYLAR FRACTURE; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WIRE FIXATION;

BIOMECHANICS; BONE NAILS; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURES, COMMINUTED; HUMANS; HUMERAL FRACTURES; ROTATION; TORQUE;

EID: 33748167007     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bpo.0000230336.26652.1c     Document Type: Article

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