Far cortical locking enables flexible fixation with periarticular locking plates

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 25, Issue 2 SUPPL., 2011, Pages

  Doornink, Josef ^a   Fitzpatrick, Daniel C ^b   Madey, Steven M ^a   Bottlang, Michael ^a  

^a LEGACY RESEARCH   (United States)

^b Slocum Center for Orthopedics and Sports Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

biomechanics; femur; locking plate; osteosynthesis; supercondylar fracture

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; DIAPHYSIS; FAR CORTICAL LOCKING; FEMUR DISTAL FRACTURE; FEMUR FRACTURE; FLEXIBLE FIXATION; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE TREATMENT; HUMAN; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PERIARTICULAR LOCKING PLATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS; RIGIDITY;

AGED; BIOMECHANICS; BONE PLATES; BONE SCREWS; CADAVER; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 79551565253     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BOT.0b013e3182070cda     Document Type: Article

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