Tendon transfer fixation in the foot and ankle: A biomechanical study

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1207-1211

  Núñez Pereira, Susana ^a,b   Pacha Vicente, Daniel ^a   Llusá Pérez, Manuel ^a,c   Nardi Vilardaga, Joan ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bone anchors; Interference screws; Tendon transfer fixation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE DENSITY; BONE SCREW; CADAVER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CUBOID BONE; DYNAMOMETER; FOOT RADIOGRAPHY; FOOT SURGERY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRENGTH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE ANCHOR; TARSAL BONE; TENDON TRANSFER; TENODESIS; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE;

BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREWS; CADAVER; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SUTURE ANCHORS; TARSAL BONES; TENDON TRANSFER;

EID: 73449085490     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3113/FAI.2009.1207     Document Type: Article

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