Soft Tissue Complications Following Calcaneal Fractures

Foot and Ankle Clinics

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 107-123

  Watson, Troy S ^a  

^a Desert Orthopaedic Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCANEUS; FRACTURE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; INJURY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REVIEW; SOFT TISSUE INJURY;

CALCANEUS; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SOFT TISSUE INJURIES;

EID: 33847663764     PISSN: 10837515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcl.2006.12.003     Document Type: Review

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