Modifications of the Weil Osteotomy Have No Effect on Plantar Pressure

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 421, Issue , 2004, Pages 194-198

  Lau, Johnny T C ^a   Stamatis, Emmanouil D ^a   Parks, Brent G ^a   Schon, Lew C ^a,b  

^a UNION MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Union Memorial Orthopaedics   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE RESECTION; FOOT SOLE; HUMAN; KIRSCHNER WIRE; LOADING TEST; METATARSAL BONE; METATARSAL OSTEOTOMY; METATARSALGIA; METATARSOPHALANGEAL JOINT; OSTEOTOMY; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WEIL OSTEOTOMY;

EID: 2342593272     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.blo.0000126334.22183.c1     Document Type: Article

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