Comparative stability of perpendicular versus parallel double-locking plating systems in osteoporotic comminuted distal humerus fractures

Journal of Orthopaedic Research

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 778-784

  Stoffel, Karl ^a   Cunneen, Sam ^a   Morgan, Robert ^a   Nicholls, Rochelle ^a   Stachowiak, Gwidon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Distal humerus fracture; Locking plates; Parallel; Perpendicular; Plate fixation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE DENSITY; BONE PLATE; BONE SCREW; CADAVER; COMMINUTED FRACTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRAGILITY FRACTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HUMERUS FRACTURE; MOBILIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; EQUIPMENT; INSTRUMENTATION; MECHANICAL TORSION; METHODOLOGY; OSTEOPOROSIS; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE PLATES; BONE SCREWS; CADAVER; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; HUMERAL FRACTURES; OSTEOPOROSIS; TORSION, MECHANICAL;

EID: 46449133093     PISSN: 07360266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jor.20528     Document Type: Article

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