Distal locking of femoral nails. Mathematical analysis of the appropriate targeting range

Orthopaedics and Traumatology: Surgery and Research

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 85-89

  Moor, B K ^a   Ehlinger, M ^b   Arlettaz, Y ^a  

^a Hopital du Valais   (Switzerland)

^b HÔPITAL DE HAUTEPIERRE   (France)

Author keywords

Intramedullary nailing; Locking screws; Mathematical model; Nail deformation; Targeting device

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DRILL; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INTERLOCKING NAIL; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MECHANICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

BIOMECHANICS; BONE NAILS; BONE SCREWS; CADAVER; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MATERIALS TESTING; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84856620528     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18770568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.otsr.2011.08.010     Document Type: Article

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