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Comparative endurance testing of the Biomet Matthews Nail and the Dynamic Compression Screw, in simulated condylar and supracondylar femoral fractures

BACKGROUND: The dynamic compression screw is a plate and screws implant used to treat fractures of the distal femur. The Biomet Matthews Nail is a new retrograde intramedullary nail designed as an alternative surgical option to treat these fractures. The objective of this study was to assess the com...

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Autores principales: O'Connor-Read, Laurence M, Davidson, Jerome A, Davies, Benjamin M, Matthews, Michael G, Smirthwaite, Paul
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2253542/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18208608
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-925X-7-3