Fifth metatarsal tuberosity fracture fixation: A biomechanical study

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 630-633

  Moshirfar, Ali ^a   Campbell, John T ^a,b   Molloy, Sean ^a   Jasper, Louis E ^a   Belkoff, Stephen M ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BAYVIEW MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Avulsion Fracture; Biomechanics; Fifth Metatarsal Tuberosity Fracture; Screw Fixation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; AVULSION FRACTURE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREW; CORTICAL BONE; FRACTURE; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MALE; METATARSAL BONE; PERONEUS BREVIS MUSCLE TENDON; PERONEUS MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENDON; TENSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 0042009420     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107110070302400810     Document Type: Article

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