Augmentation of internal fixation of osteoporotic ankle fracture using injectable bone substitute

Techniques in Foot and Ankle Surgery

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 264-269

  Panchbhavi, Vinod K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Ankle fracture; Calcium sulfate; Osteoporosis; Osteoporotic ankle fracture; Tibia pro fibula screws

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM PHOSPHATE; CALCIUM SULFATE;

ANKLE FRACTURE; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE GRAFT; BONE MINERAL; BONE PLATE; BONE PROSTHESIS; BONE SCREW; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPOSITE GRAFT; FIBULA; FRAGILITY FRACTURE; GRAFT FAILURE; METAPHYSIS; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIBIA; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 37349057854     PISSN: 15360644     EISSN: 15381943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/btf.0b013e31815b222d     Document Type: Article

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