Techniques of digital arthrodesis: Revisiting the old and discovering the new

Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 17-50

  Yu, Gerard V ^a   Vincent, Andrew L ^a   Khoury, Wissam E ^a   Schinke, Theresa L ^a  

^a St Vincent Charity Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL;

ARTHRODESIS; ARTHROPLASTY; BIOENGINEERING; BIOMECHANICS; EXERCISE; FOOT SURGERY; FRACTURE HEALING; HAMMER TOE; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC SCAR; IMPLANT; KELOID; KIRSCHNER WIRE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NEURITIS; OSTEOMYELITIS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE EDEMA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDARTHROSIS; RADIOGRAPHY; REVIEW; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; SPLINT; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TECHNOLOGY; TOE MALFORMATION; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 1242316252     PISSN: 08918422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0891-8422(03)00109-5     Document Type: Review

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