Intramedullary Rod Fixation Compared with Blade-Plate-and-Screw Fixation for Tibiotalocalcaneal Arthrodesis: A Biomechanical Investigation

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 85, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 2425-2428

  Chiodo, Christopher P ^a   Acevedo, Jorge I ^a   Sammarco, V James ^a   Parks, Brent G ^a   Boucher, Henry R ^a   Myerson, Mark S ^a   Schon, Lew C ^a  

^a UNION MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTHRODESIS; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; BONE SCREW; CADAVER; ENDURANCE; FATIGUE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; PLATE FIXATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TIBIOTALOCALCANEAL ARTHRODESIS;

EID: 0344198029     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/00004623-200312000-00022     Document Type: Article

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