The influence of the number of cortices of screw purchase and ankle position in weber C ankle fracture fixation

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 473-478

  Nousiainen, Markku T ^a,d   McConnell, Alison J ^b   Zdero, Rad ^b   McKee, Michael D ^a,b   Bhandari, Mohit ^c   Schemitsch, Emil H ^a,b,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c McMaster Health Sciences Centre   (Canada)

^d SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^e NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ankle; Fixation; Range of motion; Screws; Syndesmosis; Tibiotalar; Weber C

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES REFLEX; ANKLE FRACTURE; ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; CADAVER; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ANKLE INJURY; BODY POSTURE; EQUIPMENT; EVALUATION; FRACTURE; FRACTURE HEALING; IMPLANTATION; INSTRUMENTATION; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; METHODOLOGY; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANKLE INJURIES; BONE SCREWS; CADAVER; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; POSTURE; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 55749091981     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BOT.0b013e31817ae635     Document Type: Article

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