(iii) External fixation of diaphyseal fractures of the tibia

Current Orthopaedics

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 176-189

  Checketts, R G ^a   Young, C F ^b  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b SUNDERLAND ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anterior knee pain; Dynamisation; External fixation; Pin track infection; Tibial diaphysis fractures

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAPHYSIS; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; KNEE PAIN; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PLASTER CAST; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS LOOSENING; PSEUDARTHROSIS; SURGICAL APPROACH; TIBIA FRACTURE;

EID: 0038466326     PISSN: 02680890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0268-0890(03)00068-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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