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What Is the Relevance of the Tip-Apex Distance as a Predictor of Lag Screw Cut-Out?

Using a simple mathematical formulation, the relationship between the position of the lag screw tip (relevant to both intramedullary and extramedullary devices) and the concept of tip-apex distance (TAD) was derived. TAD is widely used in operating theaters as a surgical guideline in relation to the...

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Autores principales: Goffin, Jérôme M., Jenkins, Paul J., Ramaesh, Rishikesan, Pankaj, Pankaj, Simpson, A. Hamish
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3756032/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24015184
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0071195