Outcome of ankle arthrodesis performed by dowel technique in patients with rheumatic disease

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 666-669

  Belt, Eero A ^a   Mäenpää, Heikki ^a   Lehto, Matti U K ^a,b  

^a RHEUMATISM FOUNDATION HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Ankle Arthrodesis; Baciu Method; Dowel Technique; Rheumatoid Arthritis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE ARTHRODESIS; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; BONE GRAFT; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEBRIDEMENT; DOWEL TECHNIQUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIRSCHNER WIRE; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDARTHROSIS; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SUBTALAR ARTHRODESIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WOUND HEALING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANKLE JOINT; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; ARTHRODESIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REOPERATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034858362     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107110070102200809     Document Type: Article

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