Management of distal tibial intra-articular fractures with circular external fixation

Strategies in Trauma and Limb Reconstruction

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-6

  Lovisetti, G ^a   Agus, M A ^b   Pace, F ^b   Capitani, D ^c   Sala, F ^c  

^a Meneggio (Co)   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c OSPEDALE NIGUARDA CA GRANDA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Distal tibial fractures; External fixation; Ilizarov; Minimally invasive

Indexed keywords

EID: 63649118600     PISSN: 18288936     EISSN: 18288928     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11751-009-0050-7     Document Type: Article

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