Outcome of open comminuted tibial plateau fractures treated using an external fixator

Journal of Orthopaedic Science

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 347-353

  Subasi, Mehmet ^a   Kapukaya, Ahmet ^b   Arslan, Huseyin ^b   Ozkul, Emin ^b   Cebesoy, Oguz ^a  

^a GAZIANTEP UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b DICLE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANKYLOSIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMINUTED FRACTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE INFECTION; DEVICE REMOVAL; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; FEMALE; FLEXION CONTRACTURE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE NONUNION; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HUMAN; MALE; OPEN FRACTURE; OSTEOMYELITIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SKIN INCISION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIBIA FRACTURE;

EID: 34547415480     PISSN: 09492658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00776-007-1149-7     Document Type: Article

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