Conversion of painful ankle arthrodesis to bipolar fresh osteochondral allograft: Case report

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 678-681

  Giannini, Sandro ^a   Buda, Roberto ^a   Cavallo, Marco ^a   Ruffilli, Alberto ^a   Fornasari, Pier Maria ^a   Vannini, Francesca ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Ankle arthritis; Ankle fusion; BFOA; Biological joint reconstruction; Bipolar fresh osteochondral allograft

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE ARTHRODESIS; ANKLE PAIN; ANKLE RADIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR FRESH OSTEOCHONDRAL ALLOGRAFT; BONE GRAFT; BONE PROSTHESIS; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILIZATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACHILLES TENDON; ANKLE JOINT; ARTHRITIS; ARTHRODESIS; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, ANKLE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OSSEOINTEGRATION; TALUS; TIBIA; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS;

EID: 84865459365     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3113/FAI.2012.0678     Document Type: Article

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