Comparative Study of Function and Quality of Life in Patients with Fracture of the Tibial Plateau Operated with Locked or Conventional Plates

Comparative Study of Function and Quality of Life in Patients with Fracture of the Tibial Plateau Operated with Locked or Conventional Plates

Abstract Objective To compare clinical, functional, and quality of life outcomes between patients with tibial plateau fractures operated with locked or conventional plates, and to compare the costs of these implants. Methods This was a comparative cross-sectional study of a consecutive series of...

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Main Authors: Bruno Gonçalves Schröder e Souza, Thiago Avelino Leite, Tarsis Aparecido Bueno da Silva, Carlos Otavio Fabiano de Faria Candido, Felipe Freesz de Almeida, Valdeci Manoel de Oliveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia 2019-05-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia
Subjects:
tibial fractures
bone plates
quality of life
Lysholm knee score
sick leave
cost and cost analysis
unified health system
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