Allofix freeze-dried cortical bone pins as an alternative to synthetic absorbable polymeric pins: A preliminary study in short Z bunionectomies

Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 14-23

  Reed, Thomas M ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Allo implants; Allofix; Cortical pin; Freeze dried cortical bone

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORTICAL BONE; FEMALE; FOOT RADIOGRAPHY; FOOT SURGERY; HALLUX VARUS; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; JOINT STABILITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; BONE PLATE; FOOT INJURY; FRACTURE FIXATION; NOTE;

BIOMATERIAL; POLYGLACTIN;

EID: 0032995304     PISSN: 10672516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1067-2516(99)80083-0     Document Type: Article

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