Plantar-to-dorsal compared to dorsal-to-plantar screw fixation for proximal chevron osteotomy: A biomechanical analysis

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 854-858

  Sharma, Krishn M ^a   Parks, Brent G ^a   Nguyen, Augustine ^a   Schon, Lew C ^a,b  

^a Union Memorial Hospital ^*

^b UNION MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Bone screws; Cadaver; Comparative Study; Metatarsal bones; Osteotomy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREW; CADAVER; DORSAL TO PLANTAR SCREW FIXATION; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; JOINT STABILITY; JOINT STIFFNESS; MATERIALS TESTING; METATARSAL BONE; ORIENTATION; PLANTAR TO DORSAL SCREW FIXATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROXIMAL CHEVRON OSTEOTOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 26444507253     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107110070502601011     Document Type: Article

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