Influence of intramedullary nail diameter and locking mode on the stability of tibial shaft fracture fixation

Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery

Volumn 129, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 525-531

  Penzkofer, Rainer ^a   Maier, Michael ^a   Nolte, Alexander ^a   Oldenburg, Geert ^b   Püschel, Klaus ^c,e   Bühren, Volker ^a   Augat, Peter ^a,d  

^a BG UNFALLKLINIK MURNAU   (Germany)

^b Stryker Osteosynthesis   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^d PARACELSUS MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Human tibia; Intramedullary nail; Shaft fracture; Stability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE BOWING; BONE STRENGTH; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMICS; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MALE; OSTEOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; SHEAR STRESS; TIBIA SHAFT FRACTURE;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; BONE NAILS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOTOMY; TENSILE STRENGTH; TIBIAL FRACTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 62749156411     PISSN: 09368051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00402-008-0700-0     Document Type: Article

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