Resorbable fillers reduce stress risers from empty screw holes

Journal of Trauma

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 647-654

  Alford, J Winslow ^a   Bradley, Michael P ^a   Fadale, Paul D ^a   Crisco, Joseph ^a   Moore, Douglas C ^a   Ehrlich, Michael G ^a  

^a RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Filler; Refracture; Resorbable; Screw hole; Stress riser

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREW; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMUR FRACTURE; MECHANICAL STRESS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RABBIT; RANDOMIZATION; TORQUE;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREWS; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMORAL FRACTURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RABBITS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TORQUE;

EID: 38449111597     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ta.0000221042.09862.ae     Document Type: Article

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