Safe placement of proximal tibial transfixation wires with respect to intracapsular penetration

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 10-17

  Reid, J Spence ^a,b   Van Slyke, Mark A ^a   Moulton, Mark J R ^a   Mann, Thomas A ^a  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; GADOLINIUM;

ARTICLE; CADAVER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; JOINT CAPSULE; KIRSCHNER WIRE; KNEE; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; REFERENCE VALUE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIBIA;

BONE WIRES; CADAVER; CONTRAST MEDIA; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; GADOLINIUM; HUMANS; JOINT CAPSULE; KNEE JOINT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; REFERENCE VALUES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIBIA;

EID: 0035218869     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005131-200101000-00003     Document Type: Article

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