Anterior double plating for rigid fixation of isolated tibiotalar arthrodesis

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 631-639

  Plaass, Christian ^a   Knupp, Markus ^a   Barg, Alexej ^a   Hintermann, Beat ^a,b  

^a Kantonsspital ^*

^b Chirurgische Klinik Kantonsspital Liestal   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Ankle arthrodesis; Ankle osteoarthritis; Anterior; Failed ankle arthrodesis; Failed ankle prosthesis; Plate fixation; Plating; Tibiotalar

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE ARTHRODESIS; ANKLE RADIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BONE GRAFT; BONE PLATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TALUS; TIBIA; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANKLE JOINT; ARTHRITIS; ARTHRODESIS; BONE PLATES; BONE SCREWS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67650142437     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3113/FAI.2009.0631     Document Type: Article

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