Soft tissue problems in ankle fractures treated surgically: A prospective study of 154 consecutive closed ankle fractures

Injury

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 928-931

  Hoiness P ^a   Engebretsen, L ^a   Stromsoe K ^b  

^a ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b AKER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ANKLE FRACTURE; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INCIDENCE; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; OPEN REDUCTION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REGISTER; RISK FACTOR; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 0242551436     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-1383(02)00309-1     Document Type: Article

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