Bioabsorbable fixation in foot and ankle

Foot and Ankle Clinics

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 667-684

  Raikin, Steven M ^a   Ching, Alexander C ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANKLE; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; FOOT; FOOT INJURY; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; REVIEW;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; ANIMALS; ANKLE; FOOT; FOOT INJURIES; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMANS; ORTHOPEDIC FIXATION DEVICES;

EID: 27744512510     PISSN: 10837515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcl.2005.06.008     Document Type: Review

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