Treatment of medial malleolar fractures using fine-threaded K-wires: A new operative technique

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 258-261

  Koslowsky, Thomas Christian ^a,b   Mader, Konrad ^a   Kirchner, Simone ^a   Gausepohl, Thomas ^a   Pennig, Dietmar ^a  

^a ST VINZENZ HOSPITAL   (Germany)

^b NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DEVICE REMOVAL; DIABETIC PATIENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALLEOLUS FRACTURE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WIRE FIXATION; WOUND HEALING;

AGED; ANKLE INJURIES; BONE WIRES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; MALE; TIBIAL FRACTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33846199207     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ta.0000240443.61205.96     Document Type: Article

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