Prospective CT scan evaluation of hindfoot nonunions treated with revision surgery and low-intensity ultrasound stimulation

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 229-235

  Jones, Caroll P ^a,b   Coughlin, Michael J ^a,c   Shurnas, Paul S ^a,d  

^a Miller Foot and Ankle Institute ^*

^b OL Miller Foot and Ankle Institute   (United States)

^c Idaho Foot and Ankle Fellowship Program   (United States)

^d Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

Computed Tomography; Hindfoot Nonunion; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTHRODESIS; ARTICLE; BONE GRAFT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOT FRACTURE; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE NONUNION; HUMAN; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; MALE; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REOPERATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASOUND THERAPY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 33645687617     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107110070602700401     Document Type: Article

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