Postoperative wound complications after internal fixation of closed calcaneal fractures: A retrospective analysis of 126 consecutive patients with 148 fractures

Scandinavian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 243-245

  Koski, Antti ^a,b   Kuokkanen, H ^a   Tukiainen, E ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b Eiran sairaala   (Finland)

Author keywords

Calcaneus; Complications; Flaps; Fractures

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMPUTATION; ARTICLE; CALCANEUS FRACTURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NECROSIS; OPERATION DURATION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SOFT TISSUE DEFECT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGICAL WOUND; WOUND CARE; WOUND HEALING; WOUND INFECTION; X RAY;

EID: 26844449397     PISSN: 14574969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/145749690509400313     Document Type: Article

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