Relative stability of conventional and locked plating fixation in a model of the osteoporotic femoral diaphysis

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 203-209

  Fitzpatrick, Daniel C ^b   Doornink, Josef ^a   Madey, Steven M ^a   Bottlang, Michael ^a  

^a LEGACY RESEARCH   (United States)

^b Slocum Center for Orthopedics and Sports Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Diaphysis; Locked plating; Osteoporotic bone; Stiffness; Strength

Indexed keywords

DIAPHYSIS; FIXATION STRENGTH; LOCKED PLATING; OSTEOPOROTIC BONE; RELATIVE STABILITIES; STRENGTH;

AXIAL COMPRESSION; BONE; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FASTENERS; PLATING; SCREWS; STIFFNESS; TORSIONAL STRESS;

BENDING STRENGTH;

ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; COMPRESSION; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICAL BONE; DIAPHYSIS; FEMUR; FRAGILITY FRACTURE; MECHANICAL STRESS; MECHANICAL TORSION; PLATE FIXATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENSILE STRENGTH; WEIGHT BEARING;

BONE PLATES; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; DIAPHYSES; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HIP JOINT; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOTION; OSTEOPOROSIS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 58649101626     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2008.11.002     Document Type: Article

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