Functional outcome of tibial plateau fractures treated with the fine-wire fixator

Injury

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1467-1475

  Chin, Terence Y P ^a   Bardana, David ^a   Bailey, Michael ^a   Williamson, Owen D ^a   Miller, Russell ^a   Edwards, Elton R ^a   Esser, Max P ^a  

^a ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fine wire frame; Fracture; Functional outcome; Tibial plateau

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; JOINT CAPSULE; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; KNEE FUNCTION; MALE; OPEN REDUCTION; OSTEOMYELITIS; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT FORM 36; TIBIA FRACTURE; TIBIA PLATEAU FRACTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WIRE FIXATION;

EID: 27744575945     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2005.05.008     Document Type: Article

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