Minimally invasive locking plate osteosynthesis for fractures of the distal tibia-Results in 20 patients

Injury

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 877-887

  Hazarika, S ^a   Chakravarthy, J ^b   Cooper, J ^b  

^a NORTH TYNESIDE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b SELLY OAK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Distal tibia fracture; Locking compression plate (LCP); Minimally invasive locking plate osteosynthesis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE PLATE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CALLUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISTAL TIBIA FRACTURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE NONUNION; HUMAN; MALE; METAL IMPLANTATION; MINIMALLY INVASIVE LOCKING PLATE OSTEOSYNTHESIS; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; OPEN FRACTURE; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WEIGHT BEARING; WOUND HEALING IMPAIRMENT; WOUND INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; BONE PLATES; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; TIBIAL FRACTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33747096914     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2006.06.002     Document Type: Article

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