Hammer toe correction using an absorbable intramedullary pin

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 916-920

  Konkel, Kurt F ^a,b   Menger, Andrea G ^a   Retzlaff, Sharon Ann ^a  

^a Orthopaedics ^*

^b Advanced Healthcare   (United States)

Author keywords

Absorbable pin; Arthrodesis; Fusion; Hammer toe; Lesser toe; Proximal interphalangeal joint

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAMMER TOE; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; OSTEOSYNTHESIS MATERIAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHRODESIS; BONE NAILS; HAMMER TOE SYNDROME; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION;

EID: 34547702024     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3113/FAI.2007.0916     Document Type: Article

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