Distal tibiofibular syndesmosis fixation: A cadaveric, simulated fracture stabilization study comparing bioabsorbable and metallic single screw fixation

Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 144-151

  Cox, Stephen ^a   Mukherjee, Debi P ^a   Ogden, Alan L ^a   Mayuex, Raymond H ^a   Sadasivan, Kalia K ^a   Albright, James A ^a   Pietrzak, William S ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b Biomet Incorporated   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioabsorbable; Biomechanical; Fixation; Screw; Syndesmosis

Indexed keywords

COPOLYMER; GLYCOLIC ACID; POLYGLYCOLIC ACID; POLYLACTIC ACID; STAINLESS STEEL;

ANKLE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BIOSORPTION; BONE INJURY; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SIMULATION; FIBULA; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; JOINT STIFFNESS; LOADING TEST; LOWER LEG; PROSTHESIS FIXATION; ROTATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TIBIA; TIBIA TORSION; TIBIOFIBULA SYNDESMOSIS FIXATION; TORQUE;

EID: 14644388861     PISSN: 10672516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.jfas.2005.01.010     Document Type: Article

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