Use of clinical assessment tools in the evaluation of fracture healing

Injury

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 301-305

  Axelrad, T William ^a   Einhorn, Thomas A ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Callus formation; Cortical bridging; Fracture union; Non union; Radiographic healing; Three of four cortices; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

PROCOLLAGEN TYPE 3 AMINOPROPEPTIDE;

ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE NONUNION; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT FORM 36; ULTRASOUND; X RAY;

FEMALE; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURES, BONE; FRACTURES, UNUNITED; HUMANS; MALE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79751532863     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2010.11.043     Document Type: Article

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