Quantification of fracture healing from radiographs using the maximum callus index

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 467, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1986-1991

  Eastaugh Waring, S J ^a   Joslin, C C ^a   Hardy, J R W ^b   Cunningham, J L ^c  

^a SOUTHMEAD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CAST APPLICATION; CAST REMOVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MALE; MAXIMUM CALLUS INDEX; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PLASTER CAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; TIBIA FRACTURE; VALIDITY; X RAY FILM; ARTICLE; CALLUS; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BONY CALLUS; FEMALE; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TIBIAL FRACTURES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67949099040     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11999-009-0775-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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