Provisional external fixation for periarticular fractures of the tibia

Techniques in Orthopaedics

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 135-144

  Ertl, William ^a   Henley, M Bradford ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

External fixation; Periarticular fracture; Tibia

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BONE AGE; BONE INJURY; FEMUR CONDYLE; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; HUMAN; JOINT STABILITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REVIEW; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIBIA FRACTURE; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0036627280     PISSN: 08859698     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00013611-200206000-00004     Document Type: Review

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