Current concept review: Perioperative soft tissue management for foot and ankle fractures

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 84-90

  Chou, Loretta B ^a   Lee, David C ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANKLE FRACTURE; ARTICLE; FOOT FRACTURE; HUMAN; MOBILIZATION; OPEN REDUCTION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; SURGICAL APPROACH; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND HEALING;

ANKLE INJURIES; EARLY AMBULATION; FOOT BONES; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; RISK FACTORS; SOFT TISSUE INJURIES; SUCTION; SUTURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 58249105734     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3113/FAI.2009.0084     Document Type: Article

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