Early complications following the operative treatment of pilon fractures with and without diabetes

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1042-1047

  Kline, Alex J ^a   Gruen, Gary S ^a   Pape, Hans C ^a   Tarkin, Ivan S ^a   Irrgang, James J ^a   Wukich, Dane K ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Complications; Diabetes; Pilon fracture; Plafond

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC PATIENT; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE NONUNION; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDARTHROSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL WOUND; TIBIA FRACTURE; WOUND COMPLICATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANKLE INJURIES; BODY MASS INDEX; COMORBIDITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SMOKING; TIBIAL FRACTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70449698505     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3113/FAI.2009.1042     Document Type: Article

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