Treatment of select open calcaneus fractures with reduction and internal fixation: An intermediate-term review

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 825-830

  Loutzenhiser, Lonnie ^a   Lawrence, Steven J ^a,b   Donegan, Ryan P ^a  

^a Orthopedics ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

AOFAS ANKLE HINDFOOT SURVEY; BONE PLATE; BONE SCREW; CALCANEUS FRACTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMINUTED FRACTURE; DEBRIDEMENT; EMPLOYMENT; FRACTURE REDUCTION; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; OPEN FRACTURE; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PLASTER CAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RAND 36 ITEM HEALTH SURVEY; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THERAPY DELAY; TOBACCO; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORK RESUMPTION; WOUND IRRIGATION;

ADULT; BONE PLATES; BONE SCREWS; CALCANEUS; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURES, OPEN; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 48249084969     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3113/FAI.2008.0825     Document Type: Review

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