Biomechanical Comparison of Fixed-Angle Volar Plate Versus Fixed-Angle Volar Plate Plus Fragment-Specific Fixation in a Cadaveric Distal Radius Fracture Model

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 194-199

  Grindel, Steven I ^a   Wang, Mei ^a   Gerlach, Matthew ^a   McGrady, Linda M ^a   Brown, Susan ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Distal radius fracture; fixed angle volar plate; fragment specific fixation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE PLATE; CADAVER; FLEXOR TENDON; FOREARM; FRACTURE FIXATION; HAND SURGERY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; JOINT STABILITY; MOTION ANALYSIS SYSTEM; OSTEOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS; RADIUS FRACTURE; SIMULATION; ULNA; WRIST;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE PLATES; CADAVER; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; RADIUS FRACTURES; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 33846624729     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2006.12.003     Document Type: Article

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