Tibiotalar contact area and pressure distribution: The effect of mortise widening and syndesmosis fixation

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 269-274

  Pereira, David S ^a   Koval, Kenneth J ^a   Resnick, Ronald B ^a   Sheskier, Steven C ^a   Kummer, Frederick ^a   Zuckerman, Joseph D ^a  

^a NYU HOSPITAL FOR JOINT DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANKLE; ARTICLE; BELOW KNEE AMPUTATION; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIGAMENT; LOADING TEST; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029981674     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107110079601700506     Document Type: Article

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