A retrospective analysis of comminuted intra-articular fractures of the tibial plafond: Open reduction and internal fixation versus external Ilizarov fixation

Injury

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 196-202

  Bacon, Stacy ^a   Smith, Wade R ^a   Morgan, Steven J ^a   Hasenboehler, Erik ^a   Philips, Giby ^a   Williams, Allison ^a   Ziran, Bruce H ^b   Stahel, Philip F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ST ELIZABETH HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

External fixation; Ilizarov; Internal fixation; Pilon fracture; Tibial plafond fracture

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMINUTED FRACTURE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; FIXATION DEVICE; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE NONUNION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; ILIZAROV TECHNIQUE; MALE; OPEN REDUCTION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WOUND INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANKLE INJURIES; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURES, COMMINUTED; FRACTURES, UNUNITED; HUMANS; ILIZAROV TECHNIQUE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOMYELITIS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TIBIAL FRACTURES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 38749090137     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2007.09.003     Document Type: Article

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