Innovations in osteosynthesis and fracture care

Injury

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 827-838

  Matthews, Stuart J E ^a   Nikolaou, Vassilios S ^b   Giannoudis, Peter V ^b  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

BMPs; Fracture fixation; Locking plates; Osteosynthesis; RIA

Indexed keywords

BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN;

AMPUTATION; BIOMECHANICS; BONE GRAFT; BONE GROWTH; BONE PLATE; CARTILAGE; DIAPHYSIS; EDITORIAL; FRACTURE; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; FRACTURE FIXATION; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HUMAN; ILIAC CREST; IMPLANT; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; INVASIVE PROCEDURE; METAPHYSIS; OPEN REDUCTION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT MOBILITY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS;

EID: 47349091341     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2008.06.016     Document Type: Editorial

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