Minimally-invasive treatment of high velocity intra-articular fractures of the distal tibia

International Orthopaedics

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1149-1153

  Leonard, M ^a,b   Magill, P ^a   Khayyat, G ^a  

^a OUR LADY OF LOURDES HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b Hollybank Court ^*  (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISTAL TIBIA FRACTURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BONE SCREWS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; TIBIAL FRACTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68349119143     PISSN: 03412695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00264-008-0629-5     Document Type: Article

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