Embalmed and fresh frozen human bones in orthopedic cadaveric studies: Which bone is authentic and feasible?

Acta Orthopaedica

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 543-547

  Topp, Tobias ^a   Müller, Thorben ^a   Huss, Sebastian ^b   Kann, Peter Herbert ^a   Weihe, Eberhard ^a   Ruchholtz, Steffen ^a   Zettl, Ralph Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MARBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BONE; BONE DENSITY; CADAVER; CANCELLOUS SCREW; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICAL BONE; FEMALE; FEMUR; FRACTURE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL STIFFNESS; POSTHUMOUS CARE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CADAVER; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FEMUR; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, ANATOMIC; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 84867881808     PISSN: 17453674     EISSN: 17453682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17453674.2012.727079     Document Type: Article

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