Foot and Ankle Surgery
Volume 16, Issue 1 , Pages 32-37 , March 2010

Arthrodesis of the first metatarsophalangeal joint with ball and cup reamers and osteosynthesis with pure titanium staples: Radiological evaluation of a continuous series of 54 cases

  • Jean-Luc Besse

      Affiliations

    • Université de Lyon, Lyon, France
    • INRETS, LBMC UMRT_9406, Université Lyon 1, France
    • Service de Chirurgie Orthopédique, Centre Hospitalier Lyon-Sud, F-69495 Pierre Bénite CEDEX, France
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Hôpital Lyon-Sud, Service de Chirurgie Orthopédique, Pierre-Bénite, F - 69495, France. Tel.: +33 0 4 78 86 14 27.
  • ,
  • J. Chouteau

      Affiliations

    • Université de Lyon, Lyon, France
  • ,
  • D. Laptoiu

      Affiliations

    • Université de Lyon, Lyon, France

Received 20 November 2008 ,Revised 26 January 2009 ,Accepted 31 March 2009.

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PII: S1268-7731(09)00052-6

doi: 10.1016/j.fas.2009.03.008

Foot and Ankle Surgery
Volume 16, Issue 1 , Pages 32-37 , March 2010