Effects of construct stiffness on healing of fractures stabilized with locking plates

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 92, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2010, Pages 12-22

  Bottlang, Michael ^a   Doornink, Josef ^a   Lujan, Trevor J ^a   Fitzpatrick, Daniel C ^a   Marsh, J Lawrence ^b   Augat, Peter ^c   Von Rechenberg, Brigitte ^d   Lesser, Maren ^d   Madey, Steven M ^a  

^a Legacy Biomechanics Laboratory   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

^c Institute of Biomechanics   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE PLATE; BONE SCREW; CALLUS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICAL BONE; DIAPHYSIS; FRACTURE HEALING; MATERIALS TESTING; OSTEOTOMY; PLATE FIXATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY;

EID: 78649882661     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: 15351386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.J.00780     Document Type: Article

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