The point of view of the clinician: A prospective study of the mechanism of accidents and the morphology of tibial and fibular shaft fractures

Injury

Volumn 31, Issue SUPPL.3, 2000, Pages

  Johner, R ^a   Staubli H U ^b   Gunst, M ^b   Cordey, J ^b  

^a Ctr Medico chirurgical de Vidi   (Switzerland)

^b AO RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Accident; Aetiology; Fracture mechanism; Prospective study; Tibia

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; FIBULA; FRACTURE; HUMAN; INJURY; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIBIA FRACTURE;

ACCIDENTS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BIOMECHANICS; CHILD; FIBULA; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIBIAL FRACTURES;

EID: 0034263188     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0020-1383(00)80031-5     Document Type: Article

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