Biomechanical analysis of fixation of middle third fractures of the clavicle

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 39-43

  Drosdowech, Darren S ^a,b   Manwell, Stuart E E ^c   Ferreira, Louis M ^a   Goel, Danny P ^b   Faber, Kenneth J ^a,b   Johnson, James A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c Grey Bruce Health Services   (Canada)

Author keywords

biomechanical testing; Clavicle; fracture; intramedullary screw; plates

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE PAIN; BONE PLATE; CLAVICLE FRACTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CADAVER; CLAVICLE; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTIC MODULUS; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 78650771150     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BOT.0b013e3181d8893a     Document Type: Article

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