Biomechanical analysis of proximal humeral fixation using locking plate fixation with an intramedullary fibular allograft

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 642-646

  Mathison, Craig ^a   Chaudhary, Rey ^a   Beaupre, Lauren ^a   Reynolds, Mathew ^a   Adeeb, Samer ^a   Bouliane, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biomechanical analysis; Digital Imaging Correlation; Fibular allograft; Proximal humerus fracture fixation

Indexed keywords

BENDING LOAD; BIOMECHANICAL ANALYSIS; BIOMECHANICAL STUDIES; BONE DENSITY; DIGITAL IMAGING CORRELATION; FAILURE LOAD; FIBULAR ALLOGRAFT; HEALING PROCESS; INITIAL STIFFNESS; PLATE FIXATION; PROXIMAL HUMERUS; RELATIVE MOVEMENT;

BIOMECHANICS; BONE; FRACTURE FIXATION; STIFFNESS;

FRACTURE;

AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE ALLOGRAFT; DIGITAL IMAGING; FEMALE; FIBULA GRAFT; HUMAN; HUMERUS; HUMERUS HEAD; JOINT FUNCTION; LOAD CARRYING CAPACITY; LOCKING PLATE FIXATION; MALE; PLATE FIXATION; POSTHUMOUS CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE PLATES; CADAVER; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; ELASTIC MODULUS; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FIBULA; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; MALE; SHOULDER FRACTURES; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 77955658258     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2010.04.006     Document Type: Article

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