Wound-healing risk factors after open reduction and internal fixation of calcaneal fractures: Does correction of Bohler's angle alter outcomes?

Orthopedic Clinics of North America

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 187-192

  Shuler, Franklin D ^a   Conti, Stephen F ^a   Gruen, Gary S ^a   Abidi, Nicholas A ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b ROTHMAN INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Dominican Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY SURGERY; BODY MASS; CALCANEUS FRACTURE; COMMINUTED FRACTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPEN REDUCTION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND DEHISCENCE; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0035152915     PISSN: 00305898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0030-5898(05)70202-9     Document Type: Article

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