Hindfoot Bone Viscoelasticity and Stress Relaxation

Category: Ankle, Ankle Arthritis, Basic Sciences/Biologics, Hindfoot Introduction/Purpose: Hindfoot arthrodeses have a non-union rate as high as 40%. Compression at the arthrodesis site plays a key role in stimulating bone growth leading to successful fusion. The ability to obtain and maintain compr...

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Main Authors: Michelle M. Son BA, BS, L. Daniel Latt MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2019-10-01
Series:Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2473011419S00403