Tibial plafond fractures treated by articulated external fixation: A randomized trial of postoperative motion versus nonmotion

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 536-541

  Marsh, J L ^a   Muehling, V ^a   Dirschl, D ^b   Hurwitz, S ^c   Brown, T D ^a   Nepola, J ^a  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

External fixation; Motion vs. non motion; Tibial plafond fracture; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE; ANKLE OSTEOARTHRITIS SCORE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DISABILITY; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MULTICENTER STUDY; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANGE OF MOTION; SAMPLE SIZE; SHORT FORM 36; TIBIA FRACTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; TIBIAL FRACTURES;

EID: 33748969732     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bot.0000211161.05864.5d     Document Type: Article

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