A biomechanical evaluation of internal fixation for ankle arthrodesis comparing two methods of joint surface preparation

Orthopedics

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 457-460

  Miller, Richard A ^a   Firoozbakhsh, Keikhosrow ^a   Veitch, Andrew J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE ARTHRODESIS; ARTHRODESIS; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; BIOMECHANICS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; JOINT SURGERY; MALE; OSTEOSYNTHESIS;

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE JOINT; ARTHRODESIS; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 0034036554     PISSN: 01477447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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