Comparison of tension band wire and cancellous bone screw fixation for medial malleolar fractures

Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 284-289

  Johnson, Brent A ^a   Fallat, Lawrence M ^a,b,c  

^a Oakwood Hospital Downriver Center   (United States)

^b AMERICAN BOARD OF PODIATRIC SURGERY   (United States)

^c Oakwood Hospital Downriver Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Ankle fracture; Medial malleolar fracture; Medial malleolus; Tension band fixation

Indexed keywords

ANKLE FRACTURE; ARTICLE; AVULSION INJURY; BONE SCREW; CANCELLOUS BONE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALLEOLUS FRACTURE; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PROSTHESIS LOOSENING; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0030886485     PISSN: 10672516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1067-2516(97)80074-9     Document Type: Article

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