Treatment of floating knee injuries through a single percutaneous approach

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 375, Issue , 2000, Pages 43-50

  Ostrum, Robert F ^a,b  

^a GRANT MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BONE GRAFT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FEMUR SHAFT FRACTURE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; KNEE INJURY; MALE; PATELLA TENDON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034044423     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003086-200006000-00006     Document Type: Conference Paper

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