Displaced intra-articular calcaneal fractures: 15-Year follow-up of a randomised controlled trial of conservative versus operative treatment

Injury

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 848-855

  Ibrahim, T ^a   Rowsell, M ^b   Rennie, W ^b   Brown, A R ^b   Taylor, G J S ^b   Gregg, P J ^c  

^a LEICESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calcaneum; Conservative; Follow up; Fracture; Operative; Randomised trial

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CALCANEUS FRACTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOT SURGERY; HUMAN; MALE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CALCANEUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34249936993     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2007.01.003     Document Type: Article

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