Percutaneous pin placement in the medial calcaneus: Is anywhere safe?

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 26-29

  Casey, David ^a   McConnell, Timothy ^a   Parekh, Selene ^a   Tornetta III, Paul ^a  

^a BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcaneal traction; Complications; Medial calcaneus; Palpable anatomic landmarks; Safe zone

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ANKLE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; CADAVER; CALCANEUS; FOOT; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KIRSCHNER WIRE; LEG ARTERY; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; POSTERIOR TIBIAL NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SKELETON TRACTION; SURGEON; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIBIA TUBEROSITY;

ANKLE INJURIES; CADAVER; CALCANEUS; EXTERNAL FIXATORS; FOOT; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMANS; SAFETY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0036140851     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005131-200201000-00006     Document Type: Article

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