Treatment of III B open tibial fractures with early osteosynthesis and local muscle flaps;Versorgung von IIIB offenen unterschenkelfrakturen durch fruhosteosynthese und lokalen muskellappen

Unfallchirurg

Volumn 101, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 674-683

  Eggli, S ^a   Scholl E ^a   Hertel, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Gastrocnemius; Hemisoleus; Local flap; Open fracture; Primary osteosynthesis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEBRIDEMENT; DISABILITY; FEMALE; FRACTURE NONUNION; FRACTURE TREATMENT; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; LEG FRACTURE; MALE; MUSCLE FLAP; OPEN FRACTURE; OSTEOMYELITIS; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; SOLEUS MUSCLE; TIBIA FRACTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURES, OPEN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REOPERATION; SURGICAL FLAPS; TIBIAL FRACTURES;

EID: 0031684563     PISSN: 01775537     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001130050322     Document Type: Article

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