Distal femoral fixation: A biomechanical comparison of trigen retrograde intramedullary (I.M.) nail, dynamic condylar screw (DCS), and locking compression plate (LCP) condylar plate

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 443-449

  Heiney, Jake P ^a,e   Barnett, Michael D ^d   Vrabec, Gregory A ^b   Schoenfeld, Andrew J ^b   Baji, Avinash ^c   Njus, Glen O ^c  

^a PROMEDICA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b AKRON GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c The University of Akron   (United States)

^d MIAMI VALLEY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanical; Distal femoral fracture; Dynamic condylar screw; Locking condylar plate; Retrograde femoral nail

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE PLATE; BONE SCREW; DYNAMIC CONDYLAR SCREW; FEMUR CONDYLE; FEMUR FRACTURE; FRACTURE FIXATION; INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL; LOCKED CONDYLAR PLATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BONE NAIL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; INSTRUMENTATION; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANICAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROSTHESIS; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

STAINLESS STEEL; TITANIUM;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE NAILS; BONE PLATES; BONE SCREWS; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; MATERIALS TESTING; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STAINLESS STEEL; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TITANIUM;

EID: 67651176065     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e31815edeb8     Document Type: Article

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