The effect of bone quality on the stability of ankle arthrodesis. A finite element study

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 840-850

  Alonso Vázquez, Ana ^a,b   Lauge Pedersen, Henrik ^a,c   Lidgren, Lars ^a,c   Taylor, Mark ^a,b  

^a University of Southampton ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Ankle Arthrodesis; Bone Quality; Finite Element Analysis

Indexed keywords

ANKLE ARTHRODESIS; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREW; CASE REPORT; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INTERNAL COMPRESSION TECHNIQUE; JOINT MOBILITY; JOINT STABILITY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TALUS; TREATMENT PLANNING; YOUNG MODULUS;

EID: 8444247531     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107110070402501115     Document Type: Article

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