An in vitro study comparing the use of suture anchors and drill hole fixation for flexor digitorum longus transfer to the navicular

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 363-366

  Sullivan, Raymond J ^a,b   Gladwell, Heather A ^a   Aronow, Michael S ^a   Nowak, Michael D ^a  

^a Orthopaedic Associates of Hartford ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Posterior Tibial Tendon Dysfunction; Suture Anchor; Tendon Fixation; Tendon Transfer

Indexed keywords

SUTURE MATERIAL;

ARTICLE; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLEXOR TENDON; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; MORBIDITY; POSTERIOR TIBIAL TENDON DYSFUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANK SUM TEST; STRENGTH; STUDENT T TEST; TENDON SURGERY; TENDON SUTURE; TENDON TRANSFER; TENODESIS; TIBIA; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 33646372176     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107110070602700508     Document Type: Article

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