Biomechanical comparison of tibial nail stability in a proximal third fracture: Do screw quantity and locked, interlocking screws make a difference?

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 333-339

  Freeman, Andrew L ^a   Craig, Matthew R ^b   Schmidt, Andrew H ^c  

^a Excelen Center for Bone and Joint Research and Education   (United States)

^b ABINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HENNEPIN COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

biomechanics; cyclic loading; intramedullary nail; locked screws; Proximal tibia fracture

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE DENSITY; BONE SCREW; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMPLANTATION; INTERLOCKING BONE SCREW; INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL; LOCKED BONE SCREW; MALE; MECHANICAL STRESS; MECHANICAL TORSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROXIMAL TIBIA FRACTURE; RIGIDITY;

AGED; BONE NAILS; CADAVER; ELASTIC MODULUS; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; TENSILE STRENGTH; TIBIAL FRACTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79957863283     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: 15312291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BOT.0b013e3181f982e5     Document Type: Article

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