The effect of obesity on early failure after operative syndesmosis injuries

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 201-206

  Mendelsohn, Elliot S ^a   Hoshino, Christopher M ^a   Harris, Thomas G ^a   Zinar, Daniel M ^a  

^a HARBOR UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

ankle fracture; complications; internal fixation; obesity; syndesmosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE DISLOCATION; ANKLE FRACTURE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY POSTURE; BONE FIXATION FAILURE; BONE SCREW; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OBESITY; OPEN FRACTURE; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT FAILURE; X RAY FILM;

ADULT; ANKLE INJURIES; BONE SCREWS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; LEG INJURIES; LIGAMENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT FAILURE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84875827208     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: 15312291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BOT.0b013e31825cf921     Document Type: Article

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