Treatment of complex calcaneal fractures with bony defects from land mine blast injuries with a circular external fixator

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 37-41

  Gür, Ethem ^a   Ateşalp, Sabri ^a   Başbozkurt, Mustafa ^a   Aydoǧan, Nevres ^a   Erler, Kaan ^a  

^a GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLAST INJURY; BONE DEFECT; CALCANEUS FRACTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FOOT INJURY; FOOT RADIOGRAPHY; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; ILIZAROV TECHNIQUE; MALE; OSTEOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0344097301     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107110079902000108     Document Type: Article

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