Cartilage lesions and the development of osteoarthritis after internal fixation of ankle fractures: A prospective study

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 279-286

  Stufkens, Sjoerd A ^a   Knupp, Markus ^a   Horisberger, Monika ^b   Lampert, Christoph ^c   Hintermann, Beat ^a  

^a Kantonsspital Liestal   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

^c CANTONAL HOSPITAL ST GALLEN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANKLE; ANKLE FRACTURE; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; CARTILAGE INJURY; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FIBULA; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOGRAPHY; SCORING SYSTEM; TALUS; ANKLE INJURY; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; INJURY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANKLE INJURIES; ARTHROSCOPY; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77950468066     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: 15351386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.H.01635     Document Type: Article

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