Surgical treatment of calcaneal fractures with bioabsorbable screws

International Orthopaedics

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 529-533

  Zhang, Jingwei ^a   Xiao, Baiping ^a   Wu, Zhijun ^a  

^a Sixth Hospital of Ningbo   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; BONE SCREW; CALCANEUS FRACTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOT RADIOGRAPHY; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE TREATMENT; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; JOINT STABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; SURGICAL INFECTION; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND HEALING; WOUND IRRIGATION;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; AGED; BONE SCREWS; CALCANEUS; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSSEOINTEGRATION; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955583533     PISSN: 03412695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00264-010-1183-5     Document Type: Article

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