Cerclage wire and lag screw fixation of the lateral malleolus in supination and external rotation fractures of the ankle

Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 271-275

  Bajwa, Amarjit S ^a,b,c,d   Gantz, D E ^c  

^a Brenthurst Clinic   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^d University of Witwatersrand ^*  (South Africa)

Author keywords

Ankle fracture; Ankle surgery; Cerclage wire; Injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE FRACTURE; ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; CERCLAGE WIRE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONVALESCENCE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FOLLOW UP; FOOT RADIOGRAPHY; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HUMAN; LAG SCREW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALLEOLUS FRACTURE; PLASTER CAST; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; WEIGHT BEARING; WIRE FIXATION; WOUND DEHISCENCE; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 22144440881     PISSN: 10672516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.jfas.2005.04.008     Document Type: Article

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