Open acute segmental tibial fracture fixation using the Less Invasive Stabilisation System (LISS): Study of 23 consecutive cases

Injury

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 449-454

  Reynders, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Complications of fracture treatment; Fracture; Tibal fracture

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE PLATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; FASCIOTOMY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE NONUNION; HUMAN; LESS INVASIVE STABILIZATION SYSTEM; MALE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; NERVE PARALYSIS; OPEN FRACTURE; PLATE FIXATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; TIBIA FRACTURE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; COMPARTMENT SYNDROMES; EVALUATION STUDY; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; FRACTURE HEALING; MIDDLE AGED; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TIBIAL FRACTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BONE PLATES; COMPARTMENT SYNDROMES; EXTERNAL FIXATORS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TIBIAL FRACTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 62549157022     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2008.09.007     Document Type: Article

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