Biomechanical evaluation of interlocking lag screw design in intramedullary nailing of unstable pertrochanteric fractures

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 483-490

  Hoffmann, Stefanie ^a,b   Paetzold, Robert ^a   Stephan, Daniel ^a,b   Püschel, Klaus ^c   Buehren, Volker ^a   Augat, Peter ^a,b  

^a BG UNFALLKLINIK MURNAU   (Germany)

^b PARACELSUS MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Femur fracture; Lag screw design; Osteosynthesis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; FEMUR HEAD; FEMUR PERTROCHANTERIC FRACTURE; FEMUR SHAFT; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; INTERLOCKING NAIL; INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; JOINT INSTABILITY; LOCKING SCREW; MALE; MECHANICAL TORSION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATION;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; BONE NAILS; BONE SCREWS; CADAVER; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; MALE; MATERIALS TESTING; MIDDLE AGED; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 84883561266     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: 15312291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BOT.0b013e3182a1f54b     Document Type: Article

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