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Original Article

Ankle arthrodesis using dowel bone graft and cancellous-bone screws
A mechanical study in cadavers

Abbas Karladani Department of Orthopaedics, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, SE-413 45 Göteborg, Sweden
,
Georgias Digas Department of Orthopaedics, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, SE-413 45 Göteborg, Sweden
,
Lars Ekström Department of Orthopaedics, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, SE-413 45 Göteborg, Sweden
,
Janos Swanpalmer Department of Orthopaedics, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, SE-413 45 Göteborg, Sweden
,
Jorma Styf Department of Orthopaedics, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, SE-413 45 Göteborg, Sweden
&
Tommy Hansson Department of Orthopaedics, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, SE-413 45 Göteborg, Sweden
Pages 471-476 | Published online: 20 Jul 2009

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