Anterolateral approach for tibial pilon fractures

Orthopedics

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 131-133

  Hak, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE PLATE; DEBRIDEMENT; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; INCISION; PERONEUS NERVE PARALYSIS; SKIN FLAP; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON INJURY; TIBIA FRACTURE; TIBIAL PILON FRACTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING; WOUND HEALING IMPAIRMENT; WOUND INFECTION; WOUND IRRIGATION;

FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURES, COMPRESSION; HUMANS; TIBIAL FRACTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84857493815     PISSN: 01477447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/01477447-20120123-31     Document Type: Article

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