Locking plate technology and its role in osteoporotic fractures

Injury

Volumn 38, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2007, Pages 35-39

  Miranda, Michael A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

fracture fixation failure; locking plate technology; Osteoporosis; pathological fracture

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FRAGILITY FRACTURE; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PLATE FIXATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGEON;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOMECHANICS; BONE PLATES; BONE SCREWS; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURES, BONE; FRACTURES, SPONTANEOUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34548127834     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2007.08.009     Document Type: Article

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