A comparison of absorbable screws and metallic plates in treating calcaneal fractures: A prospective randomized trial

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Zhang, Jingwei ^a,b   Ebraheim, Nabil ^a,b   Lausé, Gregory E ^a,b   Xiao, Baiping ^a,b   Xu, Rongming ^a,b  

^a Sixth Hospital of Ningbo   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Absorbable screw; Calcaneal fracture; Plate

Indexed keywords

ABSORBABLE SCREW; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE PLATE; BONE SCREW; CALCANEUS FRACTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METALLIC PLATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING IMPAIRMENT; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; CALCANEUS; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; FRACTURE; INJURY; MIDDLE AGED;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; ADULT; AGED; BONE PLATES; BONE SCREWS; CALCANEUS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84860581984     PISSN: 21630755     EISSN: 21630763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3182231811     Document Type: Article

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