Effects of Construct Stiffness on Healing of Fractures Stabilized with Locking Plates

Overview

Journal J Bone Joint Surg Am

Specialties General Surgery
Orthopedics

Date 2010 Dec 3

PMID 21123589

Citations 65

Authors

Michael Bottlang

Josef Doornink

Trevor J Lujan

Daniel C Fitzpatrick

J Lawrence Marsh

Peter Augat

Brigitte von Rechenberg

Maren Lesser

Steven M Madey

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