The biomechanics of locked plating for repairing proximal humerus fractures with or without medial cortical support

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1235-1242

  Lescheid, Jon ^a   Zdero, Rad ^b   Shah, Suraj ^b   Kuzyk, Paul R T ^a   Schemitsch, Emil H ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Fracture; Locked plates; Proximal humerus

Indexed keywords

ABDUCTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE PLATE; COMMINUTED FRACTURE; CORTICAL BONE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; HUMERUS HEAD; MECHANICAL TORSION; OSTEOLYSIS; OSTEOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; SHEAR STRESS;

BIOMECHANICS; BONE PLATES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMANS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; SHEAR STRENGTH; SHOULDER FRACTURES; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 78549267138     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3181beed96     Document Type: Article

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