Screw versus staple in stabilization of diastasis of tibiofibular syndesmosis

Foot and Ankle Surgery

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 5-9

  ElRayes, Mahmoud ^a   Hammoda, Ahmed ^a  

^a ADAN HOSPITAL   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Staple; Syndesmotic screw; Tibiofibular syndesmosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE; ANKLE FRACTURE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE FIXATION; HETEROTOPIC OSSIFICATION; HUMAN; JOINT STABILITY; KINEMATICS; LAUGE HANSEN; LIMB REDUCTION DEFECT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOBILIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SCREW; STAPLER; SYNOSTOSIS; TIBIOFIBULAR SYNDESMOSIS; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 33846489078     PISSN: 12687731     EISSN: 14609584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fas.2006.06.005     Document Type: Article

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