Effects of tensioning errors in split transfers of tibialis anterior and posterior tendons

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 858-865

  Piazza, Stephen J ^a   Adamson, Robert L ^a,b   Moran, Matthew F ^a   Sanders, James O ^a,c   Sharkey, Neil A ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANKLE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSITION; CADAVER; FOOT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; JOINT FUNCTION; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATION; TENDON TRANSFER; TENSION; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE; TIBIALIS POSTERIOR MUSCLE; VARUS DEFORMITY;

EID: 0037657956     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/00004623-200305000-00013     Document Type: Article

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