Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery
Volume 49, Issue 4 , Pages 357-362 , July 2010

Early Weight Bearing After Modified Lapidus Arthodesis: A Multicenter Review of 80 Cases

  • Neal M. Blitz, DPM, FACFAS

      Affiliations

    • Chief of Foot Surgery, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Neal M. Blitz, DPM, FACFAS, Chief of Foot Surgery, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center, 1650 Grand Concourse, 7th Floor, Bronx, NY 10457.
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  • Thomas Lee, DPM, FACFAS

      Affiliations

    • Attending Podiatric Surgeon, Kaiser North Bay Consortium Residency Program, Kaiser Foundation Hospital, Vallejo, CA
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  • Kwamee Williams, DPM

      Affiliations

    • Fellow, Reconstructive Rearfoot & Ankle Surgical Fellowship, Northside Medical Center, Youngstown, OH
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  • Howard Barkan, DrPH

      Affiliations

    • Biostatistician, Department of Veteran's Affairs, Palo Alto, CA
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  • Lawrence A. DiDimenico, DPM, FACFAS

      Affiliations

    • Adjunct Professor, Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine, Director, Reconstructive Rearfoot & Ankle Surgical Fellowship, Northside Medical Center, Youngstown, OH

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 Financial Disclosure: None reported.

 Conflict of Interest: None reported.

PII: S1067-2516(10)00137-7

doi: 10.1053/j.jfas.2010.04.014

Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery
Volume 49, Issue 4 , Pages 357-362 , July 2010

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