Anatomically contoured plates for fixation of Rib fractures

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 611-615

  Bottlang, Michael ^a   Helzel, Inga ^b   Long, William B ^b   Madey, Steven ^b  

^a Legacy Biomechanics Laboratory   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Anatomic; Contouring; Flail chest; Plate fixation; Rib fracture

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMETRY; BONE PLATE; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLAIL CHEST; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; OPERATION DURATION; PLATE FIXATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PROPERTY;

AGED; BIOMETRY; BONE PLATES; CADAVER; FEMALE; FLAIL CHEST; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS FITTING; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RIB FRACTURES;

EID: 77949465779     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3181a5b260     Document Type: Article

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