Proximal humeral fractures: What is semi-rigid? Biomechanical properties of semi-rigid implants, a biomechanical cadaver based evaluation

Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery

Volumn 128, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 205-210

  Kralinger, Franz ^a   Gschwentner, M ^a   Wambacher, M ^a   Smekal, V ^a   Haid, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Osteoporosis; Proximal humeral fracture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; FEMALE; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE REDUCTION; FROZEN SECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HUMERUS FRACTURE; IMPLANT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEAR STRENGTH; SIMULATION; TORQUE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; MALE; MATERIALS TESTING; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; SHOULDER FRACTURES;

EID: 38649118505     PISSN: 09368051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00402-007-0512-7     Document Type: Article

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