Minimal internal fixation augmented by small wire transfixion frames for high-energy tibial plateau fractures

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 241-248

  Katsenis, Dimitris ^a,c   Vasilis, Athanasiou ^b   Panayiotis, Megas ^b   Minos, Tillianakis ^b   Lambiris, Elias ^b  

^a General Hospital of Argos   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^c NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Hybrid fixation; Knee bridging; Plateau fractures

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAPHYSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; FEMUR; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; FRACTURE NONUNION; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HUMAN; KNEE; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TIBIA FRACTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WIRE FIXATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; EXTERNAL FIXATORS; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TIBIAL FRACTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 17744383806     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bot.0000155309.27757.4c     Document Type: Article

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