Combined percutaneous internal and external fixation of type-C tibial plafond fractures: A review of twenty-two cases

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 84, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2002, Pages 109-115

  Manca, Mario ^a   Marchetti, Stefano ^a   Restuccia, Giuseppe ^a   Faldini, Alessandro ^a   Faldini, Cesare ^a   Giannini, Sandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; BONE SCREW; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HUMAN; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIBIA FRACTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036396609     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/00004623-200200002-00015     Document Type: Conference Paper

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