Fixation of calcaneal avulsion fractures using screws with and without suture anchors: A biomechanical investigation

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1183-1186

  Khazen, Gabriel E ^a   Wilson, Adam N ^a   Ashfaq, Sarmad ^a   Parks, Brent G ^a   Schon, Lew C ^a,b  

^a Union Memorial Hospital ^*

^b UNION MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Avulsion; Biomechanical; Calcaneus; Fracture fixation, suture anchor

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AVULSION FRACTURE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; CALCANEUS FRACTURE; DEVICE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; OSTEOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUTURING METHOD;

BONE DENSITY; BONE SCREWS; CADAVER; CALCANEUS; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; OSTEOTOMY; RANDOM ALLOCATION; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SUTURE ANCHORS; SUTURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 35649016166     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3113/FAI.2007.1183     Document Type: Article

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