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Biomechanical evaluation of shape-memory alloy staples for internal fixation—an in vitro study

BACKGROUND: The field of orthopaedics is a constantly evolving discipline. Despite the historical success of plates, pins and screws in fracture reduction and stabilisation, there is a continuing search for more efficient and improved methods of fracture fixation. The aim of this study was to evalua...

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Autores principales: Hoon, QiCai Jason, Pelletier, Matthew H., Christou, Chris, Johnson, Kenneth A., Walsh, William R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5005248/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27578288
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40634-016-0055-3