Technical tip: First metatarsophalangeal arthrodesis with 20-mm memory compression staples

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 613-615

  Fernández de Retana, Pablo ^a   Poggio, Daniel ^a,b   Ortega, Juan Pablo ^a  

^a Orthopedic Surgery ^*

^b HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANKLE ARTHRODESIS; ARTICLE; BONE GRAFT; BONE PLATE; FRACTURE FIXATION; IMPLANT; METATARSOPHALANGEAL JOINT; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL STAPLING;

ARTHRODESIS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; METATARSOPHALANGEAL JOINT; SUTURES;

EID: 44849129867     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3113/FAI.2008.0613     Document Type: Article

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