Proximal humerus fracture rotational stability after fixation using a locking plate or a fixed-angle locked nail: The role of implant stiffness

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 307-311

  Foruria, Antonio M ^a,c   Carrascal, Maria Teresa ^b   Revilla, Carlos ^a   Munuera, Luis ^a   Sanchez Sotelo, Joaquin ^c  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE EDUCACIÓN A DISTANCIA   (Spain)

^c MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanical; Elderly; Intramedullary nail; Proximal humerus fracture; Shoulder; Shoulder fracture

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICAL; BIOMECHANICAL PROPERTIES; CYCLIC TESTING; DYNAMIC STUDIES; ELDERLY; EXTERNAL ROTATION; FIXATION DEVICE; INTERNAL FIXATION; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILS; LOW PROFILE; OSTEOTOMY MODELS; PROXIMAL HUMERUS; RELATIVE STABILITIES; ROTATIONAL LOAD; SPIRAL BLADES; TORSION LOADS; TORSIONAL LOADS; TORSIONAL STIFFNESS;

BIOMECHANICS; NAILS; ROTATION; SHOULDERS (ROAD); STIFFNESS; TITANIUM; TORSIONAL STRESS;

FRACTURE;

TITANIUM;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE PLATE; CADAVER; FIXATION FAILURE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HUMERUS FRACTURE; INTERLOCKING NAIL; INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL; JOINT MOBILITY; MECHANICAL TORSION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; OSTEOTOMY; POSTHUMOUS CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; ROTATION; TORQUE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE NAILS; BONE PLATES; CADAVER; ELASTIC MODULUS; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTION; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; ROTATION; SHOULDER FRACTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77949567655     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2010.01.009     Document Type: Article

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