Biomechanical Properties of Absorbable Implants in Finger Fractures
- 1 February 1998
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume)
- Vol. 23 (1), 79-83
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0266-7681(98)80226-x
Abstract
The mechanical rigidity of five different methods of pin fixation in two proximal phalangeal fracture models was studied and absorbable implants were compared with metallic implants in a biomechanical cadaver study. Thirty phalanges were tested in apex palmar bending, compression and torsion. Results showed that rigidity of absorbable implants was comparable with metallic implants, except in torsion.This publication has 16 references indexed in Scilit:
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