Pilon Fractures

Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 243-278

  Mandi, Denise M ^a   Belin, Ron P ^a   Banks, Justin ^b   Barrett, Brandon ^b  

^a BROADLAWNS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DES MOINES UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Distal tibial fractures; Pilon fractures; Plafond fractures; Tibial fibular fractures

Indexed keywords

DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FRACTURE; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; FRACTURE NONUNION; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; OPEN REDUCTION; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PILON FRACTURE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRACTION THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 84858223748     PISSN: 08918422     EISSN: 15582302     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpm.2012.01.001     Document Type: Review

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