Biomechanical Evaluation of Locking Plate Radial Shaft Fixation: Unicortical Locking Fixation Versus Mixed Bicortical and Unicortical Fixation in a Sawbone Model

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 971-975

  Roberts, Jason W ^a   Grindel, Steven I ^a   Rebholz, Brandon ^a   Wang, Mei ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Bicortical; construct stiffness; locked plating; radius; unicortical

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREW; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; OSTEOTOMY; PLATE FIXATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BONE PLATES; BONE SCREWS; DIAPHYSES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; RADIUS FRACTURES; TORSION, MECHANICAL;

EID: 34548395927     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: 15316564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2007.05.019     Document Type: Article

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