Superior versus anteroinferior plating of the clavicle: A finite element study

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 661-665

  Favre, Philippe ^a   Kloen, Peter ^b   Helfet, David L ^c   Werner, Clément M L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

clavicle fracture; finite element simulation; internal fixation; malunion; nonunion; plate failure breakage; reconstruction; superior anterorinferior plating

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE PLATE; BONE STRESS; CLAVICLE FRACTURE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION;

BIOMECHANICS; BONE PLATES; CLAVICLE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 80054956543     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: 15312291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BOT.0b013e3182143e06     Document Type: Article

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