The evolution of functional bracing of fractures

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 141-148

  Sarmiento, A ^a   Latta, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BELOW KNEE AMPUTATION; BONE DEVELOPMENT; BONE PLATE; BRACE; COMPOUND FRACTURE; FEMUR SHAFT FRACTURE; FOREARM FRACTURE; FRACTURE; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE IMMOBILIZATION; FRACTURE NONUNION; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; INTERLOCKING NAIL; INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL; LEG PROSTHESIS; LONG BONE; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PATELLA TENDON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOFT TISSUE DISEASE; WEIGHT BEARING;

BRACES; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FIBULA; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURES, BONE; FRACTURES, CLOSED; HUMANS; HUMERAL FRACTURES; TIBIAL FRACTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULNA FRACTURES; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 33244479700     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.88B2.16381     Document Type: Review

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