Biomechanical evaluation of peri- and interprosthetic fractures of the femur

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1459-1463

  Lehmann, Wolfgang ^a   Rupprecht, Martin ^a   Hellmers, Nils ^b   Sellenschloh, Kai ^b   Briem, Daniel ^a   Püschel, Klaus ^a   Amling, Michael ^a   Morlock, Michael ^b   Rueger, Johannes Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^b HAMBURG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Femoral fracture; Interprosthetic fracture; Locking plate; Periprosthetic fracture

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE DENSITY; BONE PLATE; CADAVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPRESSION OSTEOSYNTHESIS; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; FRACTURE; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; INTERPROSTHETIC FRACTURE; INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL; MALE; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; BIOMECHANICS; BONE DENSITY; BONE NAILS; BONE PLATES; CADAVER; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; MALE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 77953777452     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3181bb8d89     Document Type: Article

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