Proximal tibial fractures: Early experience using polyaxial locking-plate technology

International Orthopaedics

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1215-1221

  Nikolaou, Vassilios S ^a   Tan, Hiang Boon ^a   Haidukewych, George ^b   Kanakaris, Nikolaos ^a   Giannoudis, Peter V ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^c LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BIOTECHNOLOGY; BONE PLATE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; BONE SCREW; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE NONUNION; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; KNEE SOCIETY SCORE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYAXIAL LOCKING PLATE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROXIMAL TIBIA FRACTURE; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; BONE PLATES; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; PAIN; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TIBIAL FRACTURES; TRAUMA CENTERS; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80555144243     PISSN: 03412695     EISSN: 14325195     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00264-010-1153-y     Document Type: Conference Paper

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