Association Between Ankle Fractures and Obesity

Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 543-547

  King, Christy M ^a   Hamilton, Graham A ^b   Cobb, Mathew ^c   Carpenter, Diane ^d   Ford, Lawrence A ^b  

^a Third Year Resident   (United States)

^b KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Kaiser ^*

^d DIVISION OF RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Radiographs; Surgery; Trauma; Weber classification

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANKLE FRACTURE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; OSTEOPENIA; OSTEOPOROSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE INJURIES; BODY MASS INDEX; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; FIBULA; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865390261     PISSN: 10672516     EISSN: 15422224     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.jfas.2012.05.016     Document Type: Article

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