The Use of Ilizarov Technique and Other Types of External Fixation for the Treatment of Intra-Articular Calcaneal Fractures

Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 343-353

  Zgonis, Thomas ^a   Roukis, Thomas S ^b   Polyzois, Vasilios D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE SCREW; CALCANEUS FRACTURE; DEVICE INFECTION; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAARTICULAR FRACTURE; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; KIRSCHNER WIRE; OPEN FRACTURE; OSTEOMYELITIS; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SUBTALAR ARTHRODESIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND INFECTION;

CALCANEUS; EXTERNAL FIXATORS; FOOT JOINTS; FRACTURES, BONE; FRACTURES, COMMINUTED; HUMANS; ILIZAROV TECHNIQUE;

EID: 33646140107     PISSN: 08918422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpm.2006.01.011     Document Type: Review

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