Rotational stability of femoral osteosynthesis in femoral fractures - Navigated measurements

Technology and Health Care

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 25-32

  Citak, Mustafa ^a   Kendoff, Daniel ^a   Gardner, Michael J ^b   Oszwald, Markus ^a   O'Loughlin, Padhraig F ^b   Olivier, Lucien C ^c   Krettek, Christian ^a   Hüfner, Tobias ^a   Citak, Musa ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

^c ST JOSEFS HOSPITAL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Femoral antetorsion; Femur fracture; Image guided surgery; Malrotation; Navigation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE PLATE; CADAVER; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMUR FRACTURE; FEMUR SHAFT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERLOCKING NAIL; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATION; THERAPEUTIC ERROR; THERAPY EFFECT; TORQUE;

BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING;

EID: 67149084447     PISSN: 09287329     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/THC-2009-0529     Document Type: Article

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