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Biomechanical investigation of a novel ratcheting arthrodesis nail

BACKGROUND: Knee or tibiotalocalcaneal arthrodesis is a salvage procedure, often with unacceptable rates of nonunion. Basic science of fracture healing suggests that compression across a fusion site may decrease nonunion. A novel ratcheting arthrodesis nail designed to improve dynamic compression is...

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Autores principales: McCormick, Jeremy J, Li, Xinning, Weiss, Douglas R, Billiar, Kristen L, Wixted, John J
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2965707/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20942976
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1749-799X-5-74