Tibial pilon fractures: Which method of treatment?

Injury

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1183-1190

  Calori, G M ^a   Tagliabue, L ^a   Mazza, E ^a   De Bellis, U ^a   Pierannunzii, L ^a   Marelli, B M ^a   Colombo, M ^a   Albisetti, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Distal tibial; External fixation; MIPO; MIPPO; ORIF; Pilon fractures; Plafond fractures

Indexed keywords

ANKLE ARTHRODESIS; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE NONUNION; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; OPEN REDUCTION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDARTHROSIS; REVIEW; TIBIA FRACTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

EID: 78049235508     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2010.08.041     Document Type: Article

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