Preliminary results and technical aspects following stabilisation of fractures around the knee with liss

Injury Extra

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 529-536

  Apostolou, C D ^b,c   Papavasiliou, A V ^a   Aslam, N ^b   Handley, R C ^a   Willett, K M ^a  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NUFFIELD ORTHOPAEDIC CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Distal femoral fractures; Internal fixation; Less invasive stabilisation system; LISS; Proximal tibia fractures

Indexed keywords

EID: 26844525846     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15723461     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2005.02.046     Document Type: Article

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