Anatomical assessment of the Hoffa fat pad during insertion of a tibial intramedullary nail - Comparison of three surgical approaches

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1140-1145

  Weninger, Patrick ^a   Schultz, Arthur ^a   Traxler, Hannes ^b   Firbas, Wilhelm ^b   Hertz, Harald ^a  

^a LUDWIG BOLTZMANN INSTITUTE FOR EXPERIMENTAL AND CLINICAL TRAUMATOLOGY   (Austria)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Hoffa fat pad; Surgical approach; Tibial nailing

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ARTICLE; CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MALE; NOCICEPTIVE RECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIBIA; BONE NAIL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FRACTURE FIXATION; HISTOLOGY; INJURY; KNEE; METHODOLOGY; TIBIA FRACTURE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; BONE NAILS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; TIBIAL FRACTURES;

EID: 67651034463     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e318169cd4d     Document Type: Article

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