Biomechanical comparison of fixation techniques in midshaft clavicular fractures

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 272-278

  Demirhan, Mehmet ^a   Bilsel, Kerem ^a   Atalar, Ata Can ^a   Bozdag, Ergun ^b   Sunbuloglu, Emin ^b   Kale, Aysin ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

bending; biomechanical testing; clavicular fracture; cyclic loading; osteosynthesis implants; torsion

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE BOWING; BONE DENSITY; BONE PLATE; CLAVICLE FRACTURE; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICAL BONE; DYNAMIC COMPRESSION PLATE; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; LOCKING CLAVICLE PLATE; MECHANICAL TORSION; OSTEOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; BIOMECHANICS; BIOMIMETIC MATERIALS; BONE DENSITY; BONE PLATES; CLAVICLE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOTOMY; PLIABILITY; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TORSION, MECHANICAL; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 79955587637     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BOT.0b013e3181ee3db7     Document Type: Article

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