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Mechanical Quantification of Local Bone Quality in the Humeral Head: A Feasibility Study

OBJECTIVES: Surgical treatment of proximal humerus fractures can be challenging due to osteoporosis. The weak bone stock makes stable implant anchorage difficult, which can result in low primary stability. Accordingly, significant failure rates, even with modern locking plates, are reported in the l...

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Autores principales: Scola, Alexander, Gebhard, Florian, Weckbach, Sebastian, Dehner, Christoph, Schwyn, Ronald, Fliri, Ladina, Röderer, Götz
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Bentham Open 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3664459/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23730382
http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1874325001307010172