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A CADAVERIC MODEL FOR BIOMECHANICAL STUDY OF FIXATION METHODS FOR AO TYPE C2 FRACTURES OF DISTAL RADIUS: DESIGN AND TESTING WITH DORSAL PLATING FIXATION

Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The First Military Medical University Nanfang Hospital, Guangzhou 510515, PR China

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Henry Ho

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Queen Mary Hospital, The University of Hong Kong, HK SAR, PR China

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William Lu

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Queen Mary Hospital, The University of Hong Kong, HK SAR, PR China

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Frankie Leung

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Queen Mary Hospital, The University of Hong Kong, HK SAR, PR China

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S. P. Chow

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Queen Mary Hospital, The University of Hong Kong, HK SAR, PR China

Correspondence to: Prof. SP Chow, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Queen Mary Hospital, The University of Hong Kong, HK SAR, PR China. Tel: (+852) 2855-4258, Fax: (+852) 2817-4392

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https://doi.org/10.1142/S0218810402001163Cited by:4 (Source: Crossref)

Abstract

Fracture of the distal radius is a common injury. Functional recovery correlates well with restoration of anatomy and early motion. Various fixation methods have been proposed to achieve this. To evaluate the stability of different treatment options, a cadaveric model for biomechanical study of fixation methods for AO type C2 fracture of distal radius was designed and its efficacy assessed in the present experiment.

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