Complications associated with internal fixation of high-energy bicondylar tibial plateau fractures utilizing a two-incision technique

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 649-657

  Barei, David P ^a   Nork, Sean E ^a   Mills, William J ^a   Henley, M Bradford ^a   Benirschke, Stephen K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Bicondylar; Complications; Infection; Open reduction; Tibial plateau fracture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; BONE PLATE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; COMMINUTED FRACTURE; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; CONTRACTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DIAPHYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EXCISION; FASCIOTOMY; FEMALE; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; FRACTURE NONUNION; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HETEROTOPIC OSSIFICATION; HUMAN; IMPLANT; INCIDENCE; INCISION; INFECTION RATE; KNEE FUNCTION; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; METAPHYSIS; NONHUMAN; OPEN FRACTURE; OPEN REDUCTION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PLATE FIXATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEPSIS; SOFT TISSUE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIBIA FRACTURE; UNIVERSITY; URBAN AREA; VASCULAR SURGERY; WOUND INFECTION; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIBIAL FRACTURES; TRAUMA CENTERS;

EID: 16644381922     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005131-200411000-00001     Document Type: Review

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