The potential of implant augmentation in the treatment of osteoporotic distal femur fractures: A biomechanical study

Injury

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 808-812

  Wahnert D ^a   Lange, J H ^a   Schulze, M ^a   Lenschow, S ^a   Stange, R ^a   Raschke, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Augmentation; Biomechanics; Distal femur fractures; Locked plating; Osteoporotic fracture fixation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREW; FEMUR FRACTURE; FRAGILITY FRACTURE; HUMAN; IMPLANT; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; BONE CEMENTS; BONE PLATES; BONE SCREWS; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; HUMANS; MALE; MATERIALS TESTING; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OSTEOPOROTIC FRACTURES; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TORQUE;

EID: 84877771917     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: 18790267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2012.08.053     Document Type: Article

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