An in Vivo experimental comparison of stainless steel and titanium schanz screws for external fixation

European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 59-68

  Ganser, Antonia ^a   Thompson, Rosemary E ^a   Tami, Ivan ^a   Neuhoff, Dirk ^a   Steiner, Adrian ^b   Ito, Keita ^a  

^a AO RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

External fixation; Pin loosening; Pin track infection; Stainless steel; Titanium

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947370512     PISSN: 18639933     EISSN: 16153146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00068-007-6053-5     Document Type: Article

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