Use of Circular External Fixation for Combined Subtalar Joint Fusion and Ankle Distraction

Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 745-753

  Zgonis, Thomas ^a   Stapleton, John J ^b   Roukis, Thomas S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTHRODESIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; HUMAN; OSTEOARTHRITIS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ARTHRODESIS; BONE WIRES; EXTERNAL FIXATORS; HUMANS; JOINT DISEASES; OSTEOGENESIS, DISTRACTION; SUBTALAR JOINT;

EID: 49649103414     PISSN: 08918422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpm.2008.05.012     Document Type: Review

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