The influence of fracture fixation biomechanics on fracture healing

Orthopedics

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2010, Pages

  Hak, David J ^a   Toker, Serdar ^a   Yi, Chengla ^a   Toreson, Jeffrey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; BONE PLATE; BONE SCREW; CALLUS; DYNAMIC LOCKING SCREW; FIXATION DEVICE; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE NONUNION; FRACTURE TREATMENT; HUMAN; LOCKED PLATE; MECHANICAL STRESS; OSTEOPOROSIS; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; REVIEW; COMMINUTED FRACTURE; FRACTURE; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; PLIABILITY;

BIOMECHANICS; BONE PLATES; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURES, BONE; FRACTURES, COMMINUTED; HUMANS; PLIABILITY;

EID: 77957986417     PISSN: 01477447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/01477447-20100826-20     Document Type: Review

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