A functional below-the-knee brace for tibial fractures: A report on its use in one hundred and thirty-five cases

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 89, Issue SUPPL. 2 PART 2, 2007, Pages 157-169

  Sarmiento, Augusto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANKLE; BONE DEVELOPMENT; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; BRACE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; KNEE FUNCTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPTOM; TIBIA FRACTURE; WALKING AID; ARTICLE; HUMERUS FRACTURE; PLASTER CAST; RADIUS FRACTURE; ULNA FRACTURE;

BRACES; CASTS, SURGICAL; HUMANS; HUMERAL FRACTURES; RADIUS FRACTURES; TIBIAL FRACTURES; ULNA FRACTURES;

EID: 35548943560     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.G.00188     Document Type: Review

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