The incidence of neurovascular injury during external fixator placement without radiographic assistance for lower extremity diaphyseal fractures: A cadaveric study

Journal of Trauma

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 955-958

  Topp, Maj Raymond ^a   Hayda, Ltc Roman ^a   Benedetti, Maj Gary ^a   Twitero, Maj Trent ^a  

^a BROOKE ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Diaphyseal fractures; External fixator; Lower extremity; Neurovascular injury; Radiographic assistance

Indexed keywords

ARMY; ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CADAVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; FEMUR; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INJURY; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; LEG FRACTURE; LOWER EXTREMITY DIAPHYSEAL FRACTURE; NEUROVASCULAR INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; STANDARD; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIBIA;

BONE NAILS; CADAVER; DIAPHYSES; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LOWER EXTREMITY; POPLITEAL ARTERY; SOFT TISSUE INJURIES;

EID: 0347533767     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.TA.0000083003.99231.85     Document Type: Article

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