Dermal traction on the Ilizarov frame

Injury

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 194-198

  Topliss, Claire ^a   Jackson, Mark ^a   Atkins, Roger M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dermal traction; Ilizarov; Skin cover

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FRACTURE TREATMENT; FREE SKIN GRAFT; HUMAN; ILIZAROV TECHNIQUE; MALE; MORBIDITY; OPEN FRACTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLIT THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT; TRACTION THERAPY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FRACTURES, OPEN; HUMANS; ILIZAROV TECHNIQUE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN; TIBIAL FRACTURES; TRACTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 10044248419     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2003.09.033     Document Type: Article

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