Bioabsorbable screw fixation of the syndesmosis in unstable ankle injuries

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 99-105

  Ahmad, Jamal ^a   Raikin, Steven M ^a,b   Pour, Aidin E ^a   Haytmanek, Craig ^a  

^a Thomas Jefferson University Hospital ^*

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioabsorbable; PGA; PLA; Smort screw; Syndesmosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANKLE HINDFOOT SCORE; ANKLE INJURY; ANKLE PAIN; ANKLE RADIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE DISLOCATION; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPEN REDUCTION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; POSTTRAUMATIC ARTHROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL PATIENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANKLE INJURIES; BONE SCREWS; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; LACTIC ACID; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 60849116163     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3113/FAI.2009.0099     Document Type: Article

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