Pilon fractures treated with an articulated external fixator: A preliminary report

Orthopedics

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1019-1024

  DiChristina, Daniel ^a   Riemer, Barry L ^a,b   Butterfield, Spencer L ^a   Burke III, Charles J ^a  

^a ALLEGHENY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FRACTURE; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; JOINT PROSTHESIS; MALE; OPEN REDUCTION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WOUND INFECTION;

ADULT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EXTERNAL FIXATORS; FEMALE; FRACTURES, CLOSED; FRACTURES, OPEN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOFT TISSUE INJURIES; TIBIAL FRACTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029752049     PISSN: 01477447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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