Fixation of ankle fragility fractures by tibiotalocalcaneal nail

Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery

Volumn 128, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 423-428

  Amirfeyz, Rouin ^a   Bacon, Andrew ^a   Ling, Jeff ^a   Blom, Ashley ^a   Hepple, Steve ^a   Winson, Ian ^a   Harries, William ^a  

^a SOUTHMEAD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ankle fixation; Ankle fracture; Fragility fracture; Hindfoot stabilisation; Tibiotalocalcaneal fusion nail

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE FRACTURE; ANKLE RADIOGRAPHY; ARTHRODESIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE REDUCTION; FRAGILITY FRACTURE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MALE; MOBILIZATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SUBTALAR JOINT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TARSAL BONES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 41149130069     PISSN: 09368051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00402-008-0584-z     Document Type: Article

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