Stabilisation of the fractured fibula plays an important role in the treatment of pilon fractures: A retrospective comparison of fibular fixation methods

International Orthopaedics

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 695-699

  Lee, Yih Shiunn ^a,b   Chen, Shu Wen ^b   Chen, Shih Hao ^c   Chen, Wen Chiao ^a   Lau, Ming Jye ^a   Hsu, Tzu Liang ^d  

^a LIN SHIN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CENTRAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d TUNGS' TAICHUNG METROHARBOR HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE ARTHROSIS; ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; FEMALE; FIBULA FRACTURE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE NONUNION; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPEN REDUCTION; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PLATE FIXATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BONE NAILS; BONE PLATES; FEMALE; FIBULA; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURES, COMMINUTED; HUMANS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67449102501     PISSN: 03412695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00264-008-0654-4     Document Type: Article

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