A randomised pilot trial of "locking plate" fixation versus intramedullary nailing for extra-articular fractures of the distal tibia

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 94 B, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 704-708

  Mauffrey, C ^a   McGuinness, K ^b   Parsons, N ^b   Achten, J ^b   Costa, M L ^b  

^a DENVER HEALTH AND HOSPITAL AUTHORITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE PLATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTAL TIBIA FRACTURE; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MALE; OPEN REDUCTION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BONE NAILS; BONE PLATES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TIBIAL FRACTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84860863728     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.94B5.28498     Document Type: Article

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