Long-term results of pilon fractures

Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery

Volumn 127, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 55-60

  Chen, Shih Hao ^a   Wu, Po Hui ^a   Lee, Yih Shiunn ^b  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI CITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Long term result; Pilon fracture; Posttraumatic arthrosis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANKLE ARTHRODESIS; ANKLE RADIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEBRIDEMENT; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISTAL TIBIA FRACTURE; FIBULA FRACTURE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE NONUNION; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OPEN FRACTURE; OPEN REDUCTION; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OSTEOMYELITIS; PLATE FIXATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL INFECTION; TRACTION THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FRACTURES, OPEN; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; RESEARCH DESIGN; TIBIAL FRACTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33845709020     PISSN: 09368051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00402-006-0225-3     Document Type: Article

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