A biomechanical comparison of volar locked plating of intra-articular distal radius fractures: Use of 4 versus 7 screws for distal fixation

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1907-1911

  Moss, David P ^a   Means Jr , Kenneth R ^a   Parks, Brent G ^a   Forthman, Christopher L ^a  

^a UNION MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanical; Distal radius fracture; Locking screws; Volar locked plate

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE PLATE; BONE SCREW; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIXATION FAILURE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS FRACTURE; SIMULATION; WRIST; COMPARATIVE STUDY; INSTRUMENTATION; MECHANICAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; VOLAR PLATE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOMECHANICS; BONE PLATES; BONE SCREWS; CADAVER; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; RADIUS FRACTURES; STRESS, MECHANICAL; VOLAR PLATE;

EID: 84859260600     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: 15316564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2011.08.039     Document Type: Article

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