Transverse fractures of the olecranon: A biomechanical comparison of three fixation techniques

Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery

Volumn 131, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 131-138

  Sadri, Hassan ^a   Stern, Richard ^a   Singh, Michael ^a   Linke, Berend ^b   Hoffmeyer, Pierre ^a   Schwieger, Karsten ^b  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^b AO RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Fracture; Olecranon; Staple; Tension band

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELBOW RADIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; JOINT MOBILITY; JOINT STABILITY; KIRSCHNER WIRE; MALE; OLECRANON FRACTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPLER; TENDON RUPTURE; TENSION BAND TECHNIQUE; WIRE FIXATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOMECHANICS; BONE WIRES; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OLECRANON PROCESS; SUTURES;

EID: 78751569893     PISSN: 09368051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00402-010-1156-6     Document Type: Article

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