Arthroscopically assisted osteosynthesis of tibial plateau fractures in patients older than 55 years

Arthroscopy

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 826-831

  Roerdink, Willem H ^a   Oskam, Jacques ^a   Vierhout, Pieter A M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b MEDISCH SPECTRUM TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Arthroscopy; Knee injuries; Osteoporosis; Secondary displacement; Tibial plateau fracture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIBIA FRACTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035497448     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jars.2001.25339     Document Type: Article

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