Biomechanical comparison of fully and partially threaded screws for fixation of slipped capital femoral epiphysis

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 49-52

  Miyanji, Firoz ^a   Mahar, Andrew ^a,b   Oka, Richard ^a   Pring, Maya ^a   Wenger, Dennis ^a,b  

^a RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b University of California ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanical stability; Fully threaded screw; Slipped capital femoral epiphysis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREW; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMUR EPIPHYSIOLYSIS; FEMUR EPIPHYSIS; FLUOROSCOPY; FRACTURE FIXATION; FULLY THREADED SCREW; HIP DISEASE; KIRSCHNER WIRE; NONHUMAN; PARTIALLY THREADED SCREW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SWINE; ANIMAL; DISEASE MODEL; EPIPHYSIOLYSIS; FEMUR NECK; INSTRUMENTATION; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PROSTHESIS;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREWS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EPIPHYSES, SLIPPED; FEMUR NECK; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; SWINE;

EID: 40049108217     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/bpo.0b013e31815a5fa4     Document Type: Article

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