Treatment of Lower Extremity Fractures in Chronic Spinal Cord Injury: A Systematic Review of the Literature

To review the literature regarding outcomes of surgical and nonsurgical management of lower extremity (LE) fractures in chronic spinal cord injury (SCI).

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