Injury
Volume 40, Issue 10 , Pages 1104-1110 , October 2009

Evaluation of intramedullary rib splints for less-invasive stabilisation of rib fractures

  • Inga Helzel

      Affiliations

    • Biomechanics Laboratory, Legacy Research & Technology Centre, Portland, OR, USA
    • ,
  • William Long

      Affiliations

    • Biomechanics Laboratory, Legacy Research & Technology Centre, Portland, OR, USA
    • ,
  • Daniel Fitzpatrick

      Affiliations

    • Slocum Centre for Orthopaedics, Eugene, OR, USA
    • ,
  • Steven Madey

      Affiliations

    • Biomechanics Laboratory, Legacy Research & Technology Centre, Portland, OR, USA
    • ,
  • Michael Bottlang

      Affiliations

    • Biomechanics Laboratory, Legacy Research & Technology Centre, Portland, OR, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Legacy Biomechanics Laboratory, 1225 NE 2nd Ave, Portland, OR 97232, USA. Tel.: +1 503 413 5457; fax: +1 503 413 4942.

,Accepted 2 June 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2009.06.004

Injury
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