Evaluation of a novel, nonspanning external fixator for treatment of unstable extra-articular fractures of the distal radius: Biomechanical comparison with a volar locking plate

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 975-981

  Strauss, Eric J ^a   Banerjee, Devraj ^a   Kummer, Frederick J ^a   Tejwani, Nirmal C ^a  

^a NYU HOSPITAL FOR JOINT DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Distal Radius fracture; External fixation; Volar locked Plate

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS FRACTURE; RIGIDITY; SIMULATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VOLAR PLATE FIXATION;

BIOMECHANICS; BONE PLATES; CADAVER; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EXTERNAL FIXATORS; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMANS; MALE; PROBABILITY; RADIUS FRACTURES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 42049107982     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3180eea9f0     Document Type: Article

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