Arthrodesis of the ankle joint by Ilizarov external fixator in patients with infection or poor bone stock

Foot and Ankle Surgery

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 96-100

  El Alfy, Barakat ^a  

^a MANSOURA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Ankle arthrodesis; Ilizarov external fixator

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE ARTHRODESIS; ANKYLOSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; FEMALE; FIBROUS ANKYLOSIS; FOOT ORTHOSIS; HUMAN; ILIZAROV TECHNIQUE; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTIOUS ARTHRITIS; LEG LENGTHENING; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PIN TRACT INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL INFECTION; VARUS DEFORMITY; WALKING AID; ANKLE; ARTHRITIS, INFECTIOUS; ARTHRODESIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVICES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FOLLOW UP; LEG LENGTH INEQUALITY; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ANKLE JOINT; ARTHRITIS, INFECTIOUS; ARTHRODESIS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EXTERNAL FIXATORS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; ILIZAROV TECHNIQUE; LEG LENGTH INEQUALITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952952725     PISSN: 12687731     EISSN: 14609584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fas.2009.06.004     Document Type: Article

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