Tibiofibular bridge synostosis in below-knee amputation

Techniques in Foot and Ankle Surgery

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 156-161

  Keeling, John J ^a   Schon, Lew C ^a,b  

^a UNION MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Union Memorial Orthopaedics   (United States)

Author keywords

Below knee amputation; Reconstructive recovery; Tibiofibular bridge synostosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BELOW KNEE AMPUTATION; DIABETIC FOOT; DIABETIC PATIENT; HUMAN; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYNOSTOSIS; TIBIOFIBULAR BRIDGE SYNOSTOSIS; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 34548407322     PISSN: 15360644     EISSN: 15381943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BTF.0b013e31814a57f8     Document Type: Article

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