Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery
Volume 49, Issue 1 , Pages 47-51 , January 2010

Short-term Financial Outcomes of Pilon Fractures

  • David Volgas, MD

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
    • ,
  • J. George DeVries, DPM

      Affiliations

    • Chief Resident, PM&S-36 Residency, Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare, Milwaukee, WI
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: J. George DeVries, DPM, Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare, 201 N. Mayfair Road, Wauwatosa, WI 53226.
    • ,
  • James P. Stannard, MD

      Affiliations

    • Professor, Department of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL

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 Conflicts of Interest Disclosure: None reported.

PII: S1067-2516(09)00304-4

doi: 10.1053/j.jfas.2009.07.017

Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery
Volume 49, Issue 1 , Pages 47-51 , January 2010

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