Treatment of complex (Schatzker Type VI) fractures of the tibial plateau with circular wire external fixation: Retrospective case review

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 339-344

  Kumar, Anant ^a,b   Whittle, A Paige ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

External fixation; Fracture; Tibial plateau

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE NONUNION; HUMAN; ILIZAROV TECHNIQUE; INSTRUMENTATION; KIRSCHNER WIRE; KNEE INJURY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPEN FRACTURE; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RADIOGRAPHY; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIBIA FRACTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE WIRES; EXTERNAL FIXATORS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURES, CLOSED; FRACTURES, MALUNITED; FRACTURES, OPEN; HUMANS; ILIZAROV TECHNIQUE; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIBIAL FRACTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034207606     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005131-200006000-00006     Document Type: Review

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