New intramedullary implant for proximal interphalangeal joint arthrodesis

Techniques in Foot and Ankle Surgery

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 203-206

  Cuttica, Daniel J ^a   DeCarbo, William ^a   Smith, W Bret ^a   Berlet, Gregory C ^a  

^a Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Arthrodesis; Hammertoe; Implant; Nitinol; Smart Toe

Indexed keywords

ALLOY; NICKEL; TITANIUM;

ARTHRODESIS; ARTICLE; BONE NECROSIS; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DEFORMITY; FLUOROSCOPY; FOOT RADIOGRAPHY; HAMMER TOE; HUMAN; IMPLANT; INFECTION; INTERNAL FIXATOR; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MALLET TOE DEFORMITY; MUSCLE RIGIDITY; OSTEOLYSIS; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREDICTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; PROXIMAL INTERPHALANGEAL JOINT ARTHRODESIS; PSEUDARTHROSIS; RELIABILITY; RISK; SAFETY; SPASTICITY; SUPINE POSITION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT PLANNING; VASCULARIZATION; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND IRRIGATION;

EID: 67649610566     PISSN: 15360644     EISSN: 15381943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BTF.0b013e3181839fbc     Document Type: Article

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