Biomechanical comparison of two fixation methods for first metatarsophalangeal joint arthrodesis

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 169-171

  Molloy, Sean ^a   Burkhart, Bradd G ^a   Jasper, Louis E ^a   Solan, Matthew C ^a   Campbell, John T ^a   Belkoff, Stephen M ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTHRODESIS; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREW; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; HALLUX; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; JOINT STABILITY; MACHINE; MALE; METATARSOPHALANGEAL JOINT; PARAMETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TECHNIQUE; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 0037321571     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107110070302400212     Document Type: Article

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