Controversies in calcaneus fracture management: A systematic review of the literature

Musculoskeletal Surgery

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 171-181

  Dhillon, Mandeep S ^a   Bali, Kamal ^a   Prabhakar, Sharad ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Calcaneus fracture; Controversy; ORIF; Treatment

Indexed keywords

CALCANEUS; FRACTURE; HUMAN; INJURY; METHODOLOGY; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; REVIEW; STANDARD;

CALCANEUS; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES;

EID: 84858264089     PISSN: 20355106     EISSN: 20355114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12306-011-0114-y     Document Type: Review

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