Clinical Biomechanics
Volume 24, Issue 10 , Pages 855-859 , December 2009

Biomechanical comparison of a new staple technique with tension band wiring for transverse patella fractures

  • Bernd Schnabel

      Affiliations

    • AO Research Institute, Clavadelerstrasse 8, CH-7270 Davos, Switzerland
    • These authors contributed equally to the manuscript.
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  • Martin Scharf

      Affiliations

    • AO Research Institute, Clavadelerstrasse 8, CH-7270 Davos, Switzerland
    • These authors contributed equally to the manuscript.
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  • Karsten Schwieger

      Affiliations

    • AO Research Institute, Clavadelerstrasse 8, CH-7270 Davos, Switzerland
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
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  • Markus Windolf

      Affiliations

    • AO Research Institute, Clavadelerstrasse 8, CH-7270 Davos, Switzerland
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  • Bas van der Pol

      Affiliations

    • AO Research Institute, Clavadelerstrasse 8, CH-7270 Davos, Switzerland
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  • Volker Braunstein

      Affiliations

    • AO Research Institute, Clavadelerstrasse 8, CH-7270 Davos, Switzerland
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  • Andreas Appelt

      Affiliations

    • Kreiskrankenhaus Schorndorf, Abteilung Unfallchirurgie und Orthopädie, Schlichtener Strasse 105, D-73614 Schorndorf, Germany

Received 24 February 2009 ,Accepted 3 August 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2009.08.002

Clinical Biomechanics
Volume 24, Issue 10 , Pages 855-859 , December 2009

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