Percutaneous reduction and fixation of an intra-articular calcaneal fracture using an inflatable bone tamp: Description of a novel and safe technique

Patient Safety in Surgery

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Mauffrey, Cyril ^a   Bailey, James R ^b   Hak, David J ^a   Hammerberg, Mark E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; CALCANEUS FRACTURE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FLUOROSCOPY; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HUMAN; INFLATABLE BONE TAMP; KIRSCHNER WIRE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT PLANNING; WIRE FIXATION; WOUND CARE; WOUND CLOSURE;

EID: 84859348938     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17549493     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1754-9493-6-6     Document Type: Article

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