Clinical Biomechanics
Volume 22, Issue 1 , Pages 100-105 , January 2007

A comparison of conventional versus locking plates in intraarticular calcaneus fractures: A biomechanical study in human cadavers

  • Karl Stoffel

      Affiliations

    • Fremantle Orthopaedic Unit, University of Western Australia, Alma Street, B. Block, Level 6, Fremantle, Western Australia 6160, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
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  • Grant Booth

      Affiliations

    • Fremantle Orthopaedic Unit, University of Western Australia, Alma Street, B. Block, Level 6, Fremantle, Western Australia 6160, Australia
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  • Stephan M. Rohrl

      Affiliations

    • Fremantle Orthopaedic Unit, University of Western Australia, Alma Street, B. Block, Level 6, Fremantle, Western Australia 6160, Australia
    • ,
  • Markus Kuster

      Affiliations

    • Fremantle Orthopaedic Unit, University of Western Australia, Alma Street, B. Block, Level 6, Fremantle, Western Australia 6160, Australia
    • Orthopaedic Department, Kantonsspital St.Gallen, St.Gallen 9007, Switzerland

Received 6 January 2006 ,Accepted 28 July 2006.

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PII: S0268-0033(06)00156-2

doi: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2006.07.008

Clinical Biomechanics
Volume 22, Issue 1 , Pages 100-105 , January 2007

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