Bicondylar tibial plateau fractures treated with a hybrid ring external fixator: A preliminary study

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 1994, Pages 455-461

  Stamer, David T ^a   Schenk, Richard ^a   Staggers, Buel ^a   Aurori, Kevin ^a   Aurori, Brian ^a   Behrens, Fred F ^a  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Limited internal fixation; Schatzker type VI complex tibial plateau fracture; Tension wired external fixator

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; KIRSCHNER WIRE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OPEN FRACTURE; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; TIBIA FRACTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; BONE WIRES; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURES, OPEN; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TIBIAL FRACTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0028726604     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: 15312291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005131-199412000-00001     Document Type: Article

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