A prospective study evaluating incision placement and wound healing for tibial plafond fractures

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 299-305

  Howard, James L ^a   Agel, Julie ^a   Barei, David P ^a   Benirschke, Stephen K ^a   Nork, Sean E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Skin bridge; Surgical approaches; Tibial plafond fracture; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIBULA FRACTURE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; INCISION; MALE; OPEN REDUCTION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIBIA FRACTURE; WOUND HEALING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DISSECTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; TIBIAL FRACTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 43049128518     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BOT.0b013e318172c811     Document Type: Article

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