%0 Journal Article
%T Biomechanical Analysis of the Fixation Strength of a Novel Plate for Greater Tuberosity Fractures
%A Aristotelis Kaisidis
%A Dimitrios Bochlos
%A Horst Lindner
%A Panagiotis G. Pantos
%J Archive of "The Open Orthopaedics Journal".
%D 2018
%R 10.2174/1874325001812010218
%X The incidence of isolated greater tuberosity fractures has been estimated to be 20% of all proximal humeral fractures. It is generally accepted that displaced (>5 mm) fractures should be treated surgically but the optimal surgical fixation of greater tuberosity fractures remains unclear
%K Biomechanical analysis
%K Greater tuberosity fractures
%K Kaisidis plate
%K Supraspinatus tendon
%K Solidworks 2015
%K Finite Element Method
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6047213/