Anterior tibial spine fracture - An easy fracture to miss

Accident and Emergency Nursing

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 173-175

  Hargrove, Richard ^a,c   Parsons, Samantha ^a   Payne, Rebecca ^b  

^a FRIMLEY PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b WORTHING HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Surrey KT2 7HD UK ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Classification; Diagnosis; Fracture; Knee

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EDEMA; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEMARTHROSIS; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; KNEE INJURY; MALE; MOTORCYCLE; PAIN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RADIOGRAPHY; SPINE FRACTURE; SPORT; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADOLESCENT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; CASTS, SURGICAL; EMERGENCY NURSING; HUMANS; IMMOBILIZATION; KNEE INJURIES; NURSING ASSESSMENT; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TIBIAL FRACTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 3242698634     PISSN: 09652302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aaen.2004.03.007     Document Type: Article

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