Influence of bone quality on the strength of internal and external fixation of tibial plateau fractures

Journal of Orthopaedic Research

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 2080-2086

  Ali, Ahmad M ^a   Saleh, Michael ^b   Eastell, Richard ^b   Wigderowitz, Carlos A ^c   Rigby, Alan S ^d   Yang, Lang ^e  

^a OLDCHURCH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bone quality; External fixation; Internal fixation; Mechanical strength; Tibial plateau fracture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE SCREW; BONE STRENGTH; CADAVER; CANCELLOUS BONE; COMPRESSION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; FIXATION FAILURE; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MECHANICAL STRESS; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PLATE FIXATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; SPECTROSCOPY; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; TIBIA FRACTURE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

BIOMECHANICS; BONE DENSITY; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; EXTERNAL FIXATORS; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; TENSILE STRENGTH; TIBIA; TIBIAL FRACTURES;

EID: 33750879887     PISSN: 07360266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jor.20270     Document Type: Article

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