Biomechanical evaluation of primary stiffness of tibiotalar arthrodesis with an intramedullary compression nail and four other fixation devices

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 814-820

  Mueckley, Thomas Martin ^a,b   Eichorn, Stefan ^a,c   Von Oldenburg, Geert ^a,d   Speitling, Andreas ^a,d   DiCicco III, Joseph D ^a,e   Hofmann, Gunther O ^a,b   Bühren, Volker ^a,f  

^a University Hospital Jena ^*

^b JENA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Germany)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^d Stryker Orthopaedics   (United States)

^e Grandview Hospital   (United States)

^f BG UNFALLKLINIK MURNAU   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arthrodesis; Biomechanical Study; Compression Nailing; Intramedullary Implants

Indexed keywords

ANKLE ARTHRODESIS; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREW; COMPRESSED EXTERNAL FIXATOR; COMPRESSED INTERLOCKING NAIL; DEVICE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL; JOINT MOBILITY; JOINT STABILITY; JOINT STIFFNESS; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATION; TIBIOTALAR ARTHRODESIS; UNCOMPRESSED INTERLOCKING NAIL; VALGUS DEFORMITY; VARUS DEFORMITY;

EID: 33749362656     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107110070602701011     Document Type: Article

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