Reconstruction of the chronically failed deltoid ligament: A new technique

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 795-799

  Deland, Jonathan T ^a,b   De Asla, Richard J ^a,b   Segal, Ayal ^a,b  

^a Hospital for Special Surgery ^*

^b HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

Talar tilt; Tendon Graft; Valgus

Indexed keywords

ANKLE ARTHRODESIS; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DELTOID LIGAMENT INSUFFICIENCY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FLATFOOT; FOOT SURGERY; HUMAN; LIGAMENT DISEASE; PERONEUS MUSCLE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TALUS; TENDON GRAFT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALGUS DEFORMITY;

EID: 8444224678     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107110070402501107     Document Type: Article

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