Optimizing the management of moore type I postero-medial split fracture dislocations of the tibial head: Description of the lobenhoffer approach

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 330-336

  Fakler, Johannes K M ^a   Ryzewicz, Mark ^b   Hartshorn, Cody ^b   Morgan, Steven J ^b   Stahel, Philip F ^b   Smith, Wade R ^b  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Moore type I; Posterior approach; Proximal tibia; Surgical approach; Tibia plateau fracture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIBIA FRACTURE;

ADULT; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; KNEE DISLOCATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TIBIAL FRACTURES;

EID: 34248223671     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BOT.0b013e318055603c     Document Type: Article

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