The results of early primary open reduction and internal fixation for treatment of OTA 43.C-type tibial pilon fractures: A cohort study

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 757-763

  White, Tim O ^a   Guy, Pierre ^a   Cooke, Cameron J ^a   Kennedy, Stephen A ^a   Droll, Kurt P ^a   Blachut, Piotr A ^a   O'Brien, Peter J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

fracture; infection; pilon; tibia

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEBRIDEMENT; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; MALE; OPEN REDUCTION AND INTERNAL FIXATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAR FORMATION; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOFT TISSUE DISEASE; SURGICAL INFECTION; TIBIA FRACTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURES, OPEN; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIBIAL FRACTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 78649370572     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BOT.0b013e3181d04bc0     Document Type: Article

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