Floating knee with ipsilateral knee dislocation: Case report

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 735-737

  Chen, Chin En ^a   Wang, Jun Wen ^b  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONSTRUCTION WORK; CRUSH TRAUMA; HUMAN; KNEE DISLOCATION; KNEE INJURY; MALE; POPLITEAL ARTERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIBIA FRACTURE;

EID: 0031945078     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199804000-00032     Document Type: Article

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