Routine radiography following ankle fracture fixation: A case for limiting its use

Injury

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 699-701

  Harish, S ^a   Vince, A S ^a   Patel, A D ^a  

^a NORFOLK AND NORWICH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANKLE RADIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FLUOROSCOPY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALLEOLUS FRACTURE; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; COST SAVINGS; FLUOROSCOPY; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOGRAPHY; TARSAL BONES;

EID: 0032723085     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-1383(99)00187-4     Document Type: Article

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