Compression forces of internal and external ankle fixation devices with simulated bone resorption

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 76-85

  Yakacki, Christopher M ^a,b,c   Khalil, Heidi F ^a,d   Dixon, Sean A ^a,c   Gall, Ken ^a,b,c,d   Pacaccio, Douglas J ^a,b,e,f  

^a Research and Development ^*

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

^d GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^e Limb Rescue International   (United States)

^f MedShape Solutions Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Arthrodesis; Compression; External fixation; Intramedullary nail; Resorption

Indexed keywords

ANKLE ARTHRODESIS; ARTICLE; CADAVER; COMPRESSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTERNAL ANKLE FIXATION NAIL; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; INTERNAL ANKLE FIXATION NAIL; INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; OSTEOLYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; ANKLE INJURIES; BONE NAILS; BONE RESORPTION; CADAVER; EXTERNAL FIXATORS; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMANS; MALE; MATERIALS TESTING; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 73849130288     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3113/FAI.2010.0076     Document Type: Article

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