Fibular malreduction in AO/Weber type C ankle fractures

Injury

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 144-146

  Wanders, L ^a,b   Oliver, C W ^a  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE FRACTURE; BONE MALFORMATION; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FIBULA; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0032030265     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-1383(97)00167-8     Document Type: Article

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