Biomechanical study of a unilocking T-plate system for prophylactic internal fixation of the radial osteocutaneous donor site using the sheep tibia model

Oral Oncology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 268-273

  Avery, C M E ^a   Skidmore, M ^b   Peden, A ^b   Pan, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF LEICESTER NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Donor site; Fracture; Free flap; Internal fixation; Morbidity; Plate; Radius

Indexed keywords

TITANIUM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE PLATE; BONE SCREW; BONE STRENGTH; BONE STRESS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMIC COMPRESSION PLATE; NONHUMAN; OSTEOLYSIS; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; OSTEOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLACTIC INTERNAL FIXATION; TIBIA TORSION;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; BONE PLATES; MAXILLARY NEOPLASMS; MODELS, ANIMAL; OSTEOTOMY; SHEEP, DOMESTIC; SURGICAL FLAPS; TIBIA; TIBIAL FRACTURES; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING;

EID: 79953054414     PISSN: 13688375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2011.02.004     Document Type: Article

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