Locked vs. unlocked plate osteosynthesis of the proximal humerus - A biomechanical study

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 176-182

  Seide, K ^a   Triebe, J ^a   Faschingbauer, M ^a   Schulz, A P ^a   Puschel K ^b   Mehrtens, G ^a   Jurgens Ch ^a  

^a Berufsgenossenschaftliche Unfallkrankenhaus Hamburg   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fracture; Humeral head; Internal fixator; Locked screws; Osteosynthesis

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL EQUIPMENT; CADAVERIC EXPERIMENTS; DEFORMATION; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); LOADS (FORCES); SCREWS;

HUMERAL HEAD; INTERNAL FIXATORS; LOAD TRANSFER; LOCKED SCREWS; OSTEOSYNTHESIS;

BIOMECHANICS;

ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE PLATE; BONE SCREW; CADAVER; CANCELLOUS BONE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMICS; ELASTICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HUMERUS; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; OSTEOTOMY; PLATE FIXATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANK SUM TEST; RIGIDITY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 33845958580     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2006.08.009     Document Type: Article

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