Arthrodesis of the first metatarsophalangeal joint in patients with rheumatoid arthritis with bioabsorbable self-reinforced poly(L/DL)lactide 70:30 screw fixation - A preliminary report

Foot

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 233-241

  Voutilainen, Nina H ^a   Jukkala Partio, Kirsi ^a   Rokkanen, Pentti U ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENT; POLYLACTIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE ARTHRODESIS; ARTHROPLASTY; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; BIOMECHANICS; BONE MALFORMATION; BONE PLATE; BONE SCREW; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOREFOOT; HUMAN; METATARSOPHALANGEAL JOINT; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036902389     PISSN: 09582592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0958259202000731     Document Type: Article

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