Operative treatment of proximal extraarticular tibia fractures. Indications, complications, results;Osteosynthetische versorgung proximaler extraartikulärer tibiafrakturen indikationen, komplikationen, ergebnisse

European Journal of Trauma

Volumn 25, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 174-182

  Hansen, Martin ^a   Gercek, Erol ^b   Blum, Jost ^b   Rommens, Pol Maria ^b  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER MAINZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Axis deviation; Osteosynthesis; Proximal tibia fracture

Indexed keywords

EID: 53149119921     PISSN: 14390590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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