The biomechanical performance of locking plate fixation with intramedullary fibular strut graft augmentation in the treatment of unstable fractures of the proximal humerus

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 93 B, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 937-941

  Bae, J H ^a,b   Oh, J K ^a,b   Chon, C S ^a,c   Oh, C W ^a,d   Hwang, J H ^a,e   Yoon, Y C ^a,b  

^a Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Solco Biomedical Co Ltd   (South Korea)

^d Kyungpook National University Hospital   (South Korea)

^e Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; DYNAMICS; GRAFT FAILURE; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; PLATE FIXATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; BONE PLATES; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; ELASTICITY; FIBULA; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; MIDDLE AGED; SHOULDER FRACTURES; STRESS, MECHANICAL; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 79959549313     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.93B7.26125     Document Type: Article

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