Improved fixation of finger prostheses by means of intramedullary titanium anchors and magnets;Osseointegrierte fingerprothetik - endomedulläre titan- implantatverankerungen und titan-magnete zur besseren fixation von fingerprothesen

Handchirurgie Mikrochirurgie Plastische Chirurgie

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 202-206

  Infanger, Manfred ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Finger amputation; Magnetic; Osseointegration; Prosthesis; Titanium implant

Indexed keywords

TITANIUM;

ARTICLE; BONE REGENERATION; DISTAL PHALANX; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; JOINT STABILITY; MAGNET; PROSTHESIS FIXATION;

ADULT; AMPUTATION, TRAUMATIC; BONE AND BONES; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; FINGER INJURIES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FROSTBITE; HUMANS; MAGNETICS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR SKILLS; OSSEOINTEGRATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; PROSTHESIS FITTING; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; REOPERATION; TITANIUM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 21644488179     PISSN: 07221819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-837708     Document Type: Article

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