Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery
Volume 49, Issue 1 , Pages 25-32 , January 2010

Operative versus Nonoperative Treatment of Displaced Intra-articular Calcaneal Fractures in Elderly Patients

  • Attilio Basile, MD

      Affiliations

    • Orthopaedic Trauma Surgeon, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Ospedale San Giovanni-Addolorata Roma (Italia), Rome, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Attilio Basile, MD, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Ospedale San Giovanni-Addolorata Roma (Italia), Via Nicola Pellati 45, 00149 Roma, Italy.

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PII: S1067-2516(09)00344-5

doi: 10.1053/j.jfas.2009.08.001

Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery
Volume 49, Issue 1 , Pages 25-32 , January 2010

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