Combination of fine wire fixation and limited internal fixation for high-energy tibial plateau fractures: Functional results at minimum 5-year follow-up

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 493-501

  Katsenis, Dimitris ^a,c   Dendrinos, George ^b   Kouris, Antonis ^a   Savas, Nikos ^a   Schoinochoritis, Nikos ^a   Pogiatzis, Kostas ^a  

^a Argos General Hospital   (Greece)

^b Euroclinic Athens   (Greece)

^c NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Fixation; Hybrid ring; Tibial plateau fracture

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE TREATMENT; HUMAN; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPEN FRACTURE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTTRAUMATIC ARTHROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SECOND LOOK SURGERY; TIBIA FRACTURE; WIRE FIXATION;

BONE WIRES; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; MALE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIBIAL FRACTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 68949142975     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BOT.0b013e3181a18198     Document Type: Article

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