The effect of concurrent fibular fracture on the fixation of distal tibia fractures: A laboratory comparison of intramedullary nails with locked plates

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 172-177

  Strauss, Eric J ^a   Alfonso, Daniel ^a   Kummer, Frederick J ^a   Egol, Kenneth A ^a   Tejwani, Nirmal C ^a  

^a NYU HOSPITAL FOR JOINT DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Distal metaphyseal tibia fracture; Intramedullary nail; Locked plate

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE PLATE; CADAVER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISTAL TIBIA FRACTURE; FIBULA FRACTURE; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MEASUREMENT; METAPHYSIS; OSTEOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; TORSION;

BIOMECHANICS; BONE PLATES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; TIBIAL FRACTURES;

EID: 34247588129     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BOT.0b013e3180332dd2     Document Type: Article

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