Comparison of two intramedullary nails for tibiotalocalcaneal fusion: Anatomic and radiographic considerations

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 605-613

  Mückley, Thomas ^a,b   Ullm, Sebastian ^a   Petrovitch, Alexander ^a   Klos, Kajetan ^a   Beimel, Claudia ^a   Fröber, Rosemarie ^a   Hofmann, Gunther O ^a  

^a Department of Trauma Hand and Reconstructive Surgery ^*

^b JENA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anatomic study; Intramedullary nail; Structures at risk; Tibiotalocalcaneal fusion

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CADAVER; CALCANEUS; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; FOOT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL; LEG MUSCLE; PERONEUS NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIBIA; TIBIAL ARTERY;

ARTHRODESIS; BONE NAILS; CADAVER; CALCANEUS; FOOT; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; TALUS; TIBIA;

EID: 34248159001     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3113/FAI.2007.0605     Document Type: Article

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