Biomechanical Comparison of 2 Different Locking Plate Fixation Methods in Vancouver B1 Periprosthetic Femur Fractures

Geriatric Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 51-55

  Pletka, Joshua D ^a   Marsland, Daniel ^b   Belkoff, Stephen M ^b   Mears, Simon C ^b   Kates, Stephen L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

femur; fixation; locking plate; periprosthetic fracture; working length

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993813723     PISSN: 21514585     EISSN: 21514593     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2151458510397609     Document Type: Article

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