Minimally invasive plating of high-energy metaphyseal distal tibia fractures

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 355-361

  Collinge, Cory ^a,d   Kuper, Mark ^b   Larson, Kirk ^c   Protzman, Robert ^a  

^a Harris Methodist Fort Worth Hospital   (United States)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Orthopedic Specialty Associates   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Distal tibia; High energy fracture; Minimally invasive plate osteosynthesis; MIPO; Percutaneous plating; Tibial metaphysis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE ATROPHY; BONE PLATE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTAL TIBIA FRACTURE; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE NONUNION; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MALE; METAPHYSIS; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION; PLATE FIXATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SHORT FORM 36; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BONE PLATES; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSSEOINTEGRATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; TIBIAL FRACTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34447295639     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BOT.0b013e3180ca83c7     Document Type: Article

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