Treatment of syndesmotic disruptions of the ankle with bioabsorbable screw fixation

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2002, Pages

  Hovis, W David ^a   Kaiser, Bryan W ^a   Watson, Jeffry T ^a   Bucholz, Robert W ^a  

^a Hovis Orthopaedic Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYLACTIC ACID; POLYMER;

ADULT; ANKLE FRACTURE; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE DISLOCATION; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MALLEOLUS FRACTURE; OSTEOLYSIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036056819     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/00004623-200201000-00005     Document Type: Article

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