Anatomy of the distal knee joint and pyarthrosis following external fixation

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 241-246

  Hyman, Jon ^a,c   Moore, Thomas ^b  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

External fixation; Knee joint; Pyarthrosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE NAIL; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; FLUOROSCOPY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; KNEE; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SYNOVIUM; TIBIA;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE NAILS; EXTERNAL FIXATORS; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; SYNOVIAL MEMBRANE; TIBIA;

EID: 0033126381     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005131-199905000-00003     Document Type: Article

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