A Biomechanic Comparison of an Internal Radiocarpal-Spanning 2.4-mm Locking Plate and External Fixation in a Model of Distal Radius Fractures

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1578-1586

  Wolf, Jonathon C ^a   Weil, Wayne M ^a   Hanel, Douglas P ^a   Trumble, Thomas E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; external fixation; internal fixation; locking plate; radius fracture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE PLATE; BONE SCREW; CADAVER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRACTURE DISLOCATION; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERNAL RADIOCARPA LOCKING PLATE; LOADING TEST; METACARPAL BONE; OSTEOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS; RADIUS FRACTURE; TENDON;

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

EID: 34250625835     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2006.09.014     Document Type: Article

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