Safe extracapsular placement of proximal tibia transfixation pins

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 18, Issue 8 SUPPL., 2004, Pages

  DeCoster, Thomas A ^a   Crawford, Mark K ^a   Steven Kraut, Michelle A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anatomy; External fixator; Infection; Joint capsule; Knee joint

Indexed keywords

ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; JOINT CAPSULE; KNEE; OBSERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; SAFETY; SURGICAL ANATOMY; TIBIA;

EID: 4644279939     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005131-200409001-00007     Document Type: Article

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