A biomechanical comparison of two volar locked plates in a dorsally unstable distal radius fracture model

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 668-672

  Liporace, Frank Anthony ^a,d   Kubiak, Erik N ^b   Jeong, Gerard K ^b   Iesaka, Kazuho ^b   Egol, Kenneth A ^b   Koval, Kenneth J ^c  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Tampa General Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanical study; Distal radius fracture; Volar locked plate

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE PLATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE TREATMENT; HUMAN; JOINT STABILITY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS FRACTURE; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADULT; AGED; BIOMECHANICS; BONE PLATES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; MALE; MATERIALS TESTING; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOTOMY; RADIUS FRACTURES; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 33748746234     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ta.0000234727.51894.7d     Document Type: Article

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