Diagnosis and treatment of fractures of the talus: A comprehensive review of the literature

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 595-605

  Higgins, Thomas F ^a   Baumgaertner, Michael R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; BONE NECROSIS; CERVICAL SPINE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALVAGE THERAPY; TALUS FRACTURE; VASCULARIZATION;

EID: 0032872208     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107110079902000911     Document Type: Article

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