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When Planning Screw Fracture Fixation Why the 5.5 mm Screw is the Goldilocks Screw. An Observational Computer Tomographic Study of Fifth Metatarsal Bone Anatomy in a Sample of Patients
We wanted to verify our clinical experience that the 5.5 mm screw was ideal in the majority of fifth metatarsal fracture fixation. The size of a screw is important for the successful surgical treatment of these fractures in order to obtain the maximal stability while reducing the risk for iatrogenic...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Health
2015
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4602519/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25950685 http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000000756 |