A technique for removal of broken cannulated tricortical syndesmotic screws

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 648-651

  Melvin, James Stuart ^a   Downing, Kristopher L ^a   Ogilvie, Christian M ^b  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Broken hardware; Broken syndesmotic screw; Removal of hardware; Syndesmosis; Syndesmotic screw removal

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; BONE SCREW; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; TIBIA;

ADULT; BONE SCREWS; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; TIBIA;

EID: 58149388158     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BOT.0b013e3181886f74     Document Type: Article

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