Treatment of Freiberg disease with intra-articular dorsal wedge osteotomy and absorbable pin fixation

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 43-48

  Lee, Sang Ki ^a   Chung, Moon Sang ^a   Baek, Goo Hyun ^a   Oh, Joo Han ^a   Lee, Young Ho ^a   Gong, Hyun Sik ^a,b  

^a Seoul National University Bundang Hospital ^*

^b Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Absorbable Pin Fixation; Dorsal Wedge Osteotomy; Freiberg Disease

Indexed keywords

POLYGLYCOLIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE NECROSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE HEALING; FREIBERG DISEASE; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; METATARSOPHALANGEAL JOINT; OSTEOLYSIS; OSTEOTOMY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING; WEIGHT BEARING;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BONE NAILS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; METATARSAL BONES; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEONECROSIS; OSTEOTOMY;

EID: 33846227023     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3113/FAI.2007.0008     Document Type: Article

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