Distal Tibia Nonunions

Foot and Ankle Clinics

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 725-735

  Reed, Lori K ^a   Mormino, Matthew A ^a  

^a NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Distal; Malunions; Nonunions; Tibia

Indexed keywords

BONE PLATE; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE NONUNION; HUMAN; KIRSCHNER WIRE; REVIEW; TIBIA FRACTURE;

BONE PLATES; BONE WIRES; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURES, UNUNITED; HUMANS; TIBIAL FRACTURES;

EID: 55649096627     PISSN: 10837515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcl.2008.09.001     Document Type: Review

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