Intramedullary Screw Fixation for Balancing of the Dysvascular Foot Following Transmetatarsal Amputation

Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 594-597

  Schweinberger, Monica H ^a   Roukis, Thomas S ^a  

^a MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Equinus contracture; high risk patient; partial foot amputation; transmetatarsal amputation; varus forefoot contracture

Indexed keywords

AMPUTATION; ARTICLE; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; LEG REVASCULARIZATION; METATARSAL BONE; PES EQUINOVARUS; TALUS; TRANSMETATARSAL AMPUTATION;

AMPUTATION; BONE SCREWS; EQUINUS DEFORMITY; FOOT DISEASES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; METATARSAL BONES; TALUS;

EID: 49649093199     PISSN: 10672516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.jfas.2007.12.002     Document Type: Article

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