The centered lateral fluoroscopic image of the knee: The key to safe tensioned wire placement in periarticular fractures of the proximal tibia

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 196-200

  Hutson Jr , James J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

Safe wire placement; Tensioned wire fixator; Tibial plateau fracture

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; FLUOROSCOPY; GUIDE WIRE; HUMAN; KNEE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROXIMAL TIBIA FRACTURE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WIRE FIXATION;

BONE WIRES; FLUOROSCOPY; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; KNEE; TIBIAL FRACTURES;

EID: 0036196092     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005131-200203000-00010     Document Type: Article

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8. Complications of composite fixation in juxtaarticular tibia fractures