External ring fixation versus screw fixation for ankle arthrodesis: A biomechanical comparison

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 353-360

  Ogut, Tahir ^a,b   Glisson, Richard R ^a   Chuckpaiwong, Bavornrit ^a   Le, Ian L D ^a   Easley, Mark E ^a  

^a Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology ^*

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Ankle; Arthrodesis; Fixator; Screws

Indexed keywords

ANKLE; ANKLE ARTHRODESIS; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MECHANICAL TORSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ANKLE JOINT; ARTHRODESIS; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREWS; CADAVER; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; EXTERNAL FIXATORS; HUMANS; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 65249121487     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3113/FAI.2009.0353     Document Type: Article

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