Biomechanical comparison of two different periarticular plating systems for stabilization of complex distal humerus fractures

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 950-955

  Schwartz, Alexandra ^a   Oka, Richard ^b   Odell, Tim ^b   Mahar, Andrew ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanical stability; Distal humerus fractures; Periarticular plating; Plate surface strains

Indexed keywords

DISTAL HUMERUS FRACTURES; PERIARTICULAR PLATING; PLATE SURFACE STRAINS;

BIOMECHANICS; BIOMIMETIC MATERIALS; DATA ACQUISITION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STATISTICAL METHODS; STIFFNESS;

FRACTURE;

EPOXIDE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE PLATE; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DISTAL HUMERUS FRACTURE; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; HUMERUS FRACTURE; INTRAARTICULAR FRACTURE; JOINT FUNCTION; JOINT STIFFNESS; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PLATE FIXATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGEON;

BIOMECHANICS; BONE PLATES; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; ELASTICITY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMERAL FRACTURES; JOINT PROSTHESIS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33748703840     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2006.04.018     Document Type: Article

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