Physeal fractures of the distal tibia and fibula

Current Orthopaedics

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 56-62

  Herman, M J ^a,b   Dean MacEwen, G ^a,b  

^a ST CHRISTOPHER'S HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Distal tibia fracture; Juvenile Tillaux fracture; Physeal ankle fracture; Salter Harris fracture of the tibia; Transitional ankle fracture; Triplane ankle fracture

Indexed keywords

ANKLE FRACTURE; ARTHRITIS; BONE DEFORMATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISTAL TIBIA FRACTURE; FIBULA; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE IMMOBILIZATION; GROWTH DISORDER; HUMAN; LEG; PLASTER CAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037299208     PISSN: 02680890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/cuor.2002.0294     Document Type: Review

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