Is distal locking necessary? A biomechanical investigation of intramedullary nailing constructs for intertrochanteric fractures

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 373-378

  Gallagher, David ^a   Adams, Brock ^a   El Gendi, Hebah ^a   Patel, Ashish ^a   Grossman, Lauren ^a   Berdia, Jay ^a   Korshunov, Yevgeniy ^a   Goldman, Ariel ^a  

^a SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

distal locking; intertrochanteric fracture; rotational loads

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTAL LOCKING; FEMUR INTERTROCHANTERIC FRACTURE; FEMUR INTERTROCHANTERIC OSTEOTOMY; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; JOINT MOBILITY; LOCKING SCREW; MECHANICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; TORQUE; TORSION; TREATMENT FAILURE; WEIGHT BEARING;

BONE NAILS; CADAVER; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; FRICTION; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TORQUE; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 84880143230     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: 15312291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BOT.0b013e31827cd5bd     Document Type: Article

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