Application of external fixators in major foot contractures

Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 218-221

  Erdoǧan, Bülent ^a,b,c   Görgü, Metin ^a,b,c   Girgin, Orhan ^a,b   Aköz, Tayfun ^a,b,c   Deren, Orgun ^a,b,c  

^a 2nd Neurosurgery Clinic   (Turkey)

^b Dept of Plast and Reconstr Surg ^*

^c Department of Orthopedic Surgery ^*  (Turkey)

Author keywords

contractures, foot; fixation, external

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; FLEXION CONTRACTURE; FOOT MALFORMATION; HUMAN; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; OSTEOTOMY; SHOE; SKIN GRAFT; Z PLASTY;

EID: 0029996845     PISSN: 10672516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1067-2516(96)80100-1     Document Type: Article

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