Interfragmentary compression forces of scaphoid screws in a sawbone cylinder model

Injury

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 763-768

  Hausmann, J T ^a   Mayr, W ^a   Unger, E ^a   Benesch, T ^a   Vecsei V ^a   Gabler C ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Acutrak; AO screw; Biomechanical testing; Fracture compression; HBS screw; Sawbone; Scaphoid screws; Twin Fix

Indexed keywords

POLYURETHAN;

ARTICLE; BONE DENSITOMETRY; BONE SCREW; COMPARATIVE STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; SCAPHOID FRACTURE; STRAIN GAUGE TRANSDUCER;

BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREWS; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; SCAPHOID BONE;

EID: 34249932895     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2006.11.002     Document Type: Article

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