Biomechanical analysis of screw-augmented intramedullary fixation for tibiotalocalcaneal arthrodesis

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 804-809

  O'Neill, Patrick J ^a   Parks, Brent G ^a   Walsh, Russell ^a   Simmons, Lucia M ^a   Schon, Lew C ^a,b  

^a Union Memorial Hospital ^*

^b UNION MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Arthrodesis; Fusion; Intramedullary; Screw; Tibiotalocalcaneal

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE MINERAL; BONE SCREW; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; OSTEOPENIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUBTALAR ARTHRODESIS;

ARTHRODESIS; BIOMECHANICS; BONE NAILS; BONE SCREWS; CADAVER; CALCANEUS; HUMANS; TALUS; TIBIA;

EID: 34347389445     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3113/FAI.2006.0804     Document Type: Article

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