THE PALMAR LOCKING COMPRESSION PLATE IS BIOMECHANICALLY COMPARABLE TO THE DORSAL PI PLATE FOR DORSALLY COMMINUTED, INTRAARTICULAR WRIST FRACTURES

Journal of Hand Surgery: European Volume

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 388-393

  Hart, A J ^a   Seepaul, T ^a   Hewitt, R J ^a   Ang, S ^a   Hansen, U ^a   Amis, A A ^a  

^a ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

intraarticular; locking plate; palmar; Pi plate; wrist fracture

Indexed keywords

BONE CEMENT; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE);

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE PLATE; COMMINUTED FRACTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MODEL; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; HAND MALFORMATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAARTICULAR FRACTURE; RADIUS; RADIUS FRACTURE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

BIOMECHANICS; BONE PLATES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURES, COMMINUTED; HUMANS; WRIST INJURIES;

EID: 34447296219     PISSN: 17531934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhse.2007.03.014     Document Type: Article

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