Laboratory evaluation of hip fracture fixation devices. From: Bulletin of the NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases | Date: June 22, 2002| Author: DeWal, Hargovind; Jazrawi, Laith M.; Koval, Kenneth J.; Kummer, Frederick J. | COPYRIGHT 2002 J. Michael Ryan Publishing Co. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

A variety of hip fracture fixation devices and techniques have been evaluated at the Hospital for Joint Diseases (New York, New York) using a number of biomechanical tests. As a result, factors have been identified that should be considered in interpreting results and clinical applicability of this type of testing. These test parameters represent tradeoffs between testing complexity and simulation of clinical reality. The effects of the following factors and their relative importan...

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