AO philosophy and principles of fracture management - Its evolution and evaluation

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 85, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1156-1160

  Helfet, David L ^a   Haas, Norbert P ^b   Schatzker, Joseph ^c   Matter, Peter ^d   Moser, Ruedi ^d   Hanson, Beate ^d  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^c SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^d AO FOUNDATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FRACTURE; FRACTURE HEALING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; IMPLANT; ORGANIZATION; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SWITZERLAND; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0038351029     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/00004623-200306000-00029     Document Type: Review

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