Anatomy of pilon fractures of the distal tibia

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 692-697

  Topliss, C J ^a,b   Jackson, M ^a   Atkins, R M ^a  

^a BRISTOL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAPHYSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISTAL TIBIA FRACTURE; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METAPHYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; COMMINUTED FRACTURE; FIBULA; FRACTURE HEALING; INJURY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OPEN FRACTURE; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY; TIBIA; TIBIA FRACTURE;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FIBULA; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURES, COMMINUTED; FRACTURES, OPEN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TIBIA; TIBIAL FRACTURES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 18944397115     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.87B5.15982     Document Type: Article

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