Anterior plate supplementation increases ankle arthrodesis construct rigidity

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 219-223

  Tarkin, Ivan Seth ^a,b   Mormino, Matthew A ^a,b   Clare, Michael P ^a,b   Haider, Hani ^a,b   Walling, Arthur K ^a   Sanders, Roy W ^a  

^a Nebraska Medical Center ^*  (United States)

^b FLORIDA ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anatomic Arthrodesis Compression Technique; Ankle Arthrodesis; Post traumatic Ankle Arthritis

Indexed keywords

ANKLE ARTHRODESIS; ANKLE INJURY; ARTHRITIS; ARTHRODESIS; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE PLATE; BONE SCREW; CADAVER; FLEXOR MUSCLE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PLATE FIXATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; TORSION;

ANKLE JOINT; ARTHRITIS; ARTHRODESIS; BIOMECHANICS; BONE PLATES; BONE SCREWS; CADAVER; HUMANS; MOTION;

EID: 33846575645     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3113/FAI.2007.0219     Document Type: Article

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