Comparison of a new intramedullary scaffold to volar plating for treatment of distal radius fractures

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 535-541

  Van Kampen, Robert J ^a   Thoreson, Andrew R ^a   Knutson, Nathan J ^b   Hale, Joseph E ^b   Moran, Steven L ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b Conventus Orthopaedics Inc ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Distal radius fractures; Intramedullary scaffold; Stability; Volar plating

Indexed keywords

STAINLESS STEEL; TITANIUM;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KIRSCHNER WIRE; LOADING TEST; NITINOL INTRAMEDULLARY SCAFFOLD IMPLANT; ORTHOPEDIC FIXATION DEVICE; ORTHOPEDIC IMPLANT; OSTEOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS FRACTURE; RIGIDITY; TEMPERATURE; VOLAR PLATE FIXATION;

ALLOYS; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; MATERIALS TESTING; MODELS, ANATOMIC; OSTEOTOMY; RADIUS; RADIUS FRACTURES; TISSUE SCAFFOLDS; VOLAR PLATE; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 84883560024     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: 15312291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BOT.0b013e3182793df7     Document Type: Article

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