Mechanical evaluation of a new minimally invasive device for stabilization of proximal humeral fractures in elderly patients: A cadaver study

Acta Orthopaedica

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 430-435

  Duda, Georg N ^a   Epari, Devakara R ^a   Babst, Reto ^b   Lambert, Simon M ^c   Matthys, Romano ^d   Südkamp, Norbert P ^e  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b LUZERNER KANTONSSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^c ROYAL NATIONAL ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d AO Development Institute   (Switzerland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPRESSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HUMERUS FRACTURE; IMPLANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; OSTEOTOMY; RIGIDITY; TORSION; WEIGHT BEARING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; MALE; SHOULDER FRACTURES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 34347373846     PISSN: 17453674     EISSN: 17453682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17453670710014031     Document Type: Article

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