Permissive weight bearing in trauma patients with fracture of the lower extremities: prospective multicenter comparative cohort study

Permissive weight bearing in trauma patients with fracture of the lower extremities: prospective multicenter comparative cohort study

Abstract Background The standard aftercare treatment in surgically treated trauma patients with fractures around or in a joint, known as (peri)- or intra-articular fractures of the lower extremities, is either non-weight bearing or partial weight bearing. We have developed an early permissive weight...

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Main Authors: Pishtiwan H. S. Kalmet, Guido Meys, Yvette Y. v. Horn, Silvia M. A. A. Evers, Henk A. M. Seelen, Paul Hustinx, Heinrich Janzing, Alexander vd Veen, Coen Jaspars, Jan Bernard Sintenie, Taco J. Blokhuis, Martijn Poeze, Peter R. G. Brink
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-02-01
Series:BMC Surgery
Subjects:
Fractures of the lower extremities
Trauma patients
Complications
Permissive weight bearing
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12893-018-0341-3

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