Management of Intra-Articular Fractures of the Calcaneus

Foot and Ankle Clinics

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 659-678

  Swanson, Scott A ^a   Clare, Michael P ^b   Sanders, Roy W ^c  

^a Nebraska Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine   (United States)

^b FLORIDA ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c TAMPA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcaneus; Fracture; Intra articular; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ARTHRODESIS; CALCANEUS; DISLOCATION; FRACTURE; HUMAN; INJURY; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; REVIEW; TARSAL JOINT;

ARTHRODESIS; CALCANEUS; DISLOCATIONS; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; TARSAL JOINTS;

EID: 55849088733     PISSN: 10837515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcl.2008.09.006     Document Type: Review

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