Biomechanical testing of a novel, minimally invasive rib fracture plating system

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1270-1274

  Sales, J Rafe ^a   Ellis, Thomas J ^a   Gillard, Joel ^b   Liu, Qi ^a   Chen, Joyce C ^a   Ham, Bruce ^a   Mayberry, John C ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Acute Innovations   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Flail chest; Operative reduction internal fixation; Rib fracture

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE DEFORMATION; BONE PLATE; BONE REMODELING; BONE SCREW; CADAVER; DEVICE; FLAIL CHEST; FORCE; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE TREATMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOTHESIS; INTERNAL FIXATOR; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIB FRACTURE; RIGIDITY;

BIOMECHANICS; BONE PLATES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMANS; RIB FRACTURES;

EID: 43449085822     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e31804a7fd5     Document Type: Article

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