Ankle injuries and fractures in the obese patient

Orthopedic Clinics of North America

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 45-53

  Chaudhry, Sonia ^a   Egol, Kenneth A ^a  

^a NYU HOSPITAL FOR JOINT DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Ankle; Fracture; Obese; Overweight

Indexed keywords

ANKLE FRACTURE; ANKLE INJURY; ANTICOAGULATION; FRACTURE IMMOBILIZATION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; JOINT MOBILITY; MOBILIZATION; MORBIDITY; OBESITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT PLANNING; WEIGHT BEARING;

ANKLE INJURIES; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; OBESITY; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PREVALENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78649344852     PISSN: 00305898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocl.2010.07.003     Document Type: Review

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