Combination of hook plate and tibial pro-fibular screw fixation of osteoporotic fractures: A clinical evaluation of operative strategy

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 510-515

  Panchbhavi, Vinod K ^a,b   Mody, Milan G ^a,b   Mason, William T ^a,b  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch ^*

^b University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Ankle Fractures; Osteoporotic; Pro fibular Screw Fixation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE FRACTURE; ANKLE RADIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BONE PLATE; BONE SCREW; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIBULA; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE NONUNION; FRAGILITY FRACTURE; HUMAN; OPEN REDUCTION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIBIA;

EID: 21744443944     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107110070502600702     Document Type: Article

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