Biomechanical evaluation of fixation of comminuted olecranon fractures: One-third tubular versus locking compression plating

Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery

Volumn 130, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 459-464

  Buijze, Geert A ^a   Blankevoort, Leendert ^a   Tuijthof, Gabriëlle J M ^a   Sierevelt, Inger N ^a   Kloen, Peter ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Comminuted; Cyclic loading; Locking compression plate; Olecranon fracture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE PLATE; BONE SCREW; BONE STRENGTH; CADAVER; COMMINUTED FRACTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE NONUNION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MALE; OLECRANON FRACTURE; OSTEOTOMY; PLATE FIXATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WEIGHT BEARING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOMECHANICS; BONE PLATES; CADAVER; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURES, COMMINUTED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OLECRANON PROCESS; OSTEOTOMY; ULNA FRACTURES;

EID: 77951022429     PISSN: 09368051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00402-009-0980-z     Document Type: Article

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