Unsatisfactory outcome following surgical intervention of ankle fractures

Foot and Ankle Surgery

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 11-16

  Nilsson, Gertrud M ^a,b   Jonsson, Kjell ^a   Ekdahl, Charlotte S ^b   Eneroth, Magnus ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Ankle fracture; Internal fixation; Outcome

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANKLE FRACTURE; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; JOINT STIFFNESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIODIAGNOSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 14644417831     PISSN: 12687731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fas.2004.10.004     Document Type: Article

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