Surgical Techniques for the Reconstruction of Malunited Ankle Fractures

Foot and Ankle Clinics

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 737-751

  Perera, Anthony ^a   Myerson, Mark ^a  

^a MERCY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Ankle fracture; Ankle malunion; Ankle reconstruction; Complications

Indexed keywords

ANKLE INJURY; FIBULA; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE NONUNION; HUMAN; INJURY; OSTEOTOMY; REVIEW; TIBIA FRACTURE;

ANKLE INJURIES; FIBULA; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURES, MALUNITED; HUMANS; OSTEOTOMY; TIBIAL FRACTURES;

EID: 55649096149     PISSN: 10837515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcl.2008.09.005     Document Type: Review

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