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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| Format: | Dissertation |
| Language: | English |
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Temple University Libraries
2011
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| Online Access: | http://cdm16002.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p245801coll10/id/205046 |