Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery
Volume 49, Issue 2 , Pages 205-207 , March 2010

The Use of a Femoral Distractor to Aid Distal Tibial Resection During Total Ankle Arthroplasty

  • Michael Whitehouse, MRCS, SpR

      Affiliations

    • Specialist Registrar Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, Trauma and Orthopaedics, Royal Surrey County Hospital, Guildford, United Kingdom
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  • Simon Thompson, MBBS, BSc(Hons), MSc, MRCS, SpR

      Affiliations

    • Specialist Registrar Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, Trauma and Orthopaedics, Royal Surrey County Hospital, Guildford, United Kingdom
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Simon Thompson, MBBS, BSc(Hons), MSc, MRCS, SpR, Royal Surrey County Hospital, Egerton Rd, Guildford, United Kingdom.
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  • Paul Halliwell, FRCS

      Affiliations

    • Consultant, Trauma and Orthopaedics, Royal Surrey County Hospital, Guildford, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Matthew Solan, FRCS, FRCS

      Affiliations

    • Consultant, Trauma and Orthopaedics, Royal Surrey County Hospital, Guildford, United Kingdom

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 Financial Disclosure: None reported.

 Conflict of Interest: None reported.

PII: S1067-2516(09)00246-4

doi: 10.1053/j.jfas.2009.06.002

Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery
Volume 49, Issue 2 , Pages 205-207 , March 2010

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