BIOMECHANICAL COMPARISON OF LOCKED PLATING AND SPIRAL BLADE RETROGRADE NAILING OF SUPRACONDYLAR FEMUR FRACTURES

Mechanical Engineering === M.S.M.E. === Background: Comminuted supracondylar femur fractures in the elderly are often treated with either retrograde femoral nailing or locked plating. Early weight-bearing is typically restricted after fixing supracondylar fractures, thereby impairing the patient...

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Main Author: Assari, Soroush
Other Authors: Darvish, Kurosh
Format: Dissertation
Language:English
Published: Temple University Libraries 2011
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Online Access:http://cdm16002.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p245801coll10/id/205046