Closed Fractures of the Proximal Tibia Treated with a Functional Brace

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 417, Issue , 2003, Pages 293-302

  Martinez, Alberto ^a   Sarmiento, Augusto ^a,b   Latta, Loren L ^a  

^a Arthr/Joint Replacement Institute   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; BRACE; FEMALE; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROXIMAL TIBIA FRACTURE; PSEUDARTHROSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0344629798     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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