Biomechanical comparison of bicortical versus unicortical screw placement of proximal tibia locking plates: A cadaveric model

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 399-403

  Dougherty, Paul J ^a   Kim, Do Gyoon ^a   Meisterling, Steve ^a   Wybo, Christopher ^a   Yeni, Yener ^a  

^a HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Fracture biomechanics; Locking plates; Proximal tibia fractures

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE PLATE; BONE SCREW; CADAVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MATERIALS TESTING; OSTEOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; PROXIMAL TIBIA FRACTURE; RIGIDITY; ELASTICITY; EQUIPMENT; INSTRUMENTATION; INTERNAL FIXATOR; METHODOLOGY; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; TIBIA; TIBIA FRACTURE; WEIGHT BEARING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOMECHANICS; BONE PLATES; BONE SCREWS; CADAVER; ELASTICITY; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; MALE; MATERIALS TESTING; TIBIA; TIBIAL FRACTURES; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 52449087541     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BOT.0b013e318178417e     Document Type: Article

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