Superior versus anteroinferior plating of the clavicle revisited: A mechanical study

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 420-425

  Partal, George ^a   Meyers, Kathleen N ^b   Sama, Nicholas ^c   Pagenkopf, Eric ^a   Lewis, Paul B ^d   Goldman, Ariel ^a   Wright, Timothy M ^b   Helfet, David L ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

^c Delray Trauma Center   (United States)

^d RUSH MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anteroinferior; Biomechanics; Clavicle; Plating; Superior

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE PLATE; CLAVICLE FRACTURE; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE TREATMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LOADING TEST; PLATE FIXATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TORQUE; TORSION;

BIOMECHANICS; BONE PLATES; BONE SCREWS; CLAVICLE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; MODELS, ANATOMIC; SHOULDER FRACTURES;

EID: 77955686648     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BOT.0b013e3181c3f6d4     Document Type: Article

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