Open reduction and internal fixation compared with circular fixator application for bicondylar tibial plateau fractures: Results of a multicenter, prospective, randomized clinical trial

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 88, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 2613-2623

  McKee, Michael D ^a,c   Pirani, Shafique P ^b   Stephen, David J G ^d   Feibel, Robert ^e   Powell, James N ^f   McCormack, Robert ^g   Schemitsch, Emil H ^g   Kreder, Hans J ^g   Sekeramayi, Floyd ^g   Zomar, Mauri ^b   Wild, Lisa M ^c   Buckley, Richard ^g   Richards, Robin R ^g   Waddell, James P ^g   Daniels, Timothy R ^g   Bogoch, Earl R ^g   Finkelstein, Joel ^g   Axelrod, Terry ^g   Perey, Bertrand ^g   MacPherson, H ^g   Goetz, Thomas ^g   Pate, Graham ^g   Penner, M ^g   Giachino, Alan ^g   Barei, David ^g   Veri, John Paul ^g   Bulmer, Beverly ^d   Conlin, Lisa ^d   Elves, Leslie ^f   Erho, Carla ^b   Moon, Karyn ^b   Kimmel, Elizabeth ^b   Conway, Anna ^e   Hrushowy, Heather ^e   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b ROYAL COLUMBIAN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^f FOOTHILLS HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^g NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BICONDYLAR TIBIAL PLATEAU FRACTURE; BLEEDING; CIRCULAR FIXATOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOT RADIOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY KNEE SCORE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KNEE FUNCTION; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OPEN REDUCTION; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REOPERATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT FORM 36; STANDARD; TIBIA FRACTURE; WESTERN ONTARIO AND MCMASTER UNIVERSITIES OSTEOARTHRITIS INDEX;

EID: 33845447251     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.E.01416     Document Type: Article

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