Surgical versus conservative interventions for displaced intra-articular calcaneal fractures

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2013, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Bruce, Julie ^a   Sutherland, Alasdair ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTHRITIS; CALCANEUS FRACTURE; CANADA; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL OUTCOME; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); EMPLOYMENT; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FOLLOW UP; FOOT RADIOGRAPHY; FOOT SURGERY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL BIAS; SUBTALAR ARTHRITIS; SURGICAL INFECTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THERAPY EFFECT; WALKING; CALCANEUS; CONVALESCENCE; FRACTURE FIXATION; INJURY; INTRAARTICULAR FRACTURE; METHODOLOGY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; RETURN TO WORK; SHOE;

CALCANEUS; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMANS; INTRA-ARTICULAR FRACTURES; PAIN MEASUREMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RETURN TO WORK; SHOES; WALKING;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84874795995     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1469493X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD008628.pub2     Document Type: Review

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