Locked plate fixation of osteoporotic humeral shaft fractures: Are two locking screws per segment enough?

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 207-211

  Hak, David J ^a   Althausen, Peter ^b   Hazelwood, Scott J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b Reno Orthopedic Clinic   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Humerus shaft fracture; Locking plate; Osteoporosis

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE PLATE; BONE SCREW; CADAVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMINUTED FRACTURE; FEMALE; FRAGILITY FRACTURE; HUMAN; HUMERUS; HUMERUS FRACTURE; HUMERUS SHAFT; LOCKED PLATE FIXATION; MALE; OSTEOTOMY; PLATE FIXATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; TORQUE; TORSION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE PLATES; BONE SCREWS; CADAVER; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; HUMERAL FRACTURES; JOINT INSTABILITY; MALE; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77950217738     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BOT.0b013e3181bdd1da     Document Type: Article

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