Biomechanical analysis of a volar variable-angle locking plate: The effect of capturing a distal radial styloid fragment

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 2488-2494

  Stanbury, Spencer J ^a   Salo, Art ^a   Elfar, John C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; distal radius fracture; variable angle locking plate; volar locking plate

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; HUMAN; JOINT STIFFNESS; OSTEOTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS FRACTURE; TREATMENT FAILURE; VOLAR PLATE FIXATION;

BIOMECHANICS; BONE PLATES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; INTRA-ARTICULAR FRACTURES; MATERIALS TESTING; OSTEOTOMY; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; RADIUS FRACTURES;

EID: 84869487013     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: 15316564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2012.09.009     Document Type: Article

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