OUTCOMES AFTER TREATMENT OF HIGH-ENERGY TIBIAL PLAFOND FRACTURES

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Authors

Andrew N. Pollak · University of Maryland, Baltimore

Abstract

At more than three years after the injury, pilon fractures can have persistent and devastating consequences on patients' health and well-being. Certain social, demographic, and treatment variables seem to contribute to these poor outcomes.

Topics & Keywords

Bone fractures and treatments Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Hip and Femur Fractures

UN Sustainable Development Goals

No poverty

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volume 85, Issue 10, pp. 1893-1900

DOI: 10.2106/00004623-200310000-00005

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