Clinical utility of a stability-based ankle fracture classification system

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 307-315

  Michelson, James D ^a,c   Magid, Donna ^b   McHale, Kathleen ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Ankle fracture; Biomechanics; Classification; Fracture treatment

Indexed keywords

ANKLE FRACTURE; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS;

ANKLE INJURIES; BIOMECHANICS; DECISION TREES; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROGNOSIS;

EID: 34248194986     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BOT.0b013e318059aea3     Document Type: Article

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