Intramedullary nail fixation with posterior-to-anterior compared to transverse distal screw placement for tibiotalocalcaneal arthrodesis: A biomechanical investigation

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1137-1142

  Means, Kenneth R ^a   Parks, Brent G ^a   Nguyen, Augustine ^a   Schon, Lew C ^a,b  

^a c/o Lyn Camire ^*

^b UNION MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Fusion; Intramedullary; Osteopenia

Indexed keywords

ANKLE ARTHRODESIS; ANKLE DISLOCATION; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE DEFORMATION; BONE DENSITY; BONE SCREW; CADAVER; ENDURANCE; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; FATIGUE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; JOINT STIFFNESS; LEG; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIBIOTALOCALCANEAL ARTHRODESIS;

EID: 33845404678     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107110070602701221     Document Type: Article

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