Fractures of the distal tibia: Minimally invasive plate osteosynthesis

Injury

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 615-620

  Redfern, D J ^a,b   Syed, S U ^a   Davies, S J M ^a  

^a FRIMLEY PARK HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fracture; Metaphysis; Minimally invasive plate osteosynthesis; Plate fixation; Tibia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISTAL TIBIA FRACTURE; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE NONUNION; HUMAN; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PLATE FIXATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BONE PLATES; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURES, CLOSED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOFT TISSUE INJURIES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; TIBIAL FRACTURES;

EID: 2342469846     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2003.09.005     Document Type: Article

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