Open reduction and internal fixation versus hybrid fixation for bicondylar/severe tibial plateau fractures: A systematic review of the literature

Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery

Volumn 128, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1169-1175

  Mahadeva, D ^a   Costa, M L ^a   Gaffey, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bicondylar Schatzker 6; External fixation; Open reduction and internal fixation; Tibial plateau fractures

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

BIOMECHANICS; BONE DENSITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; FRACTURE NONUNION; HUMAN; HYBRID EXTERNAL FIXATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LENGTH OF STAY; OPEN REDUCTION; OSTEOMYELITIS; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS INFECTION; RANGE OF MOTION; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TIBIA FRACTURE; TIBIA PLATEAU FRACTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT BEARING; WOUND CARE;

EXTERNAL FIXATORS; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; TIBIAL FRACTURES;

EID: 53149115269     PISSN: 09368051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00402-007-0520-7     Document Type: Review

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