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The Effect of Chilled vs Room-Temperature Irrigation on Thermal Energy Dissipation During Minimally Invasive Calcaneal Osteotomy of Cadaver Specimens

BACKGROUND: Minimally invasive (MIS) calcaneal osteotomy has grown in popularity in recent years to address hindfoot deformity. A potential complication is thermal bone necrosis secondary to heat generation from the burr that may lead to osteotomy nonunion. Irrigation is commonly employed to reduce...

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Autores principales: Reddy, Sudheer C., Schipper, Oliver N., Li, Jihui
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9659937/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36386595
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/24730114221136548