Intra-articular calcaneal fractures treated nonoperatively and followed sequentially for 2 decades

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 464-469

  Allmacher, David H ^a   Galles, Kyle S ^a   Marsh, J L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

^b Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Calcaneus; Conservative treatment; Fracture; Long term follow up; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CALCANEUS FRACTURE; CAST APPLICATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DETERIORATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IOWA CALCANEAL SCORE; MALE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT FORM 36; SPLINTING; SUBTALAR JOINT; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WORK RESUMPTION;

ADULT; ANKLE INJURIES; CALCANEUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33746911098     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005131-200608000-00003     Document Type: Article

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