Open AccessOlecranon anatomy: Use of a novel proximal interlocking screw for intramedullary nailing, a cadaver study
Author(s) -
Fatih Küçükdurmaz,
Necdet Sağlam,
İsmail Ağır,
Cengiz Şen,
Fuat Akpınar
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
world journal of orthopedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.76
H-Index - 43
ISSN - 2218-5836
DOI - 10.5312/wjo.v4.i3.130
Subject(s) - intramedullary rod , cadaver , ulna , medicine , interlocking , anatomy , osteosynthesis , fixation (population genetics) , olecranon , anterior surface , perpendicular , orthodontics , elbow , geometry , mathematics , structural engineering , engineering , population , environmental health
To define the optimum safe angle of use for an eccentrically aligned proximal interlocking screw (PIS) for intramedullary nailing (IMN).