Floating knee injuries: Long-term results of four treatment methods

International Orthopaedics

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 314-318

  Dwyer, A J ^a   Paul, R ^a   Mam, M K ^a   Kumar, A ^a   Gosselin, R A ^b  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; GENDER; HUMAN; INJURY; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; JOINT MOBILITY; KNEE; KNEE INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIBIA FRACTURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TIBIAL FRACTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 26644460226     PISSN: 03412695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00264-005-0679-x     Document Type: Article

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