A serious vascular complication of internal fixation of a tibial plateau fracture: A cautionary tale from which several lessons can be learned

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 323-325

  Rawes, M L ^a,b   Harper, W H ^a   Oni, O O A ^a  

^a LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERY INJURY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MUSCLE NECROSIS; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; POPLITEAL ARTERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIBIA FRACTURE;

EID: 0030059522     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199602000-00032     Document Type: Article

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