Nonreamed nailing of tibial diaphyseal fractures in blunt polytrauma patients

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1995, Pages 66-75

  Riemer, Barry L ^a   DiChristina, Daniel G ^a   Cooper, Alan ^a   Sagiv, Shaul ^a   Butterfield, Spencer L ^a   Burke, Charles J ^a   Lucke, Joseph F ^b,c   Schlosser, James D ^b,c  

^a Department of Orthopaedic Surgery ^*  (United States)

^b ALLEGHENY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Sterling Medical Office   (United States)

Author keywords

Nonreamed nailing; Tibial diaphyseal fractures

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; BONE NAIL; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; REOPERATION; TIBIA FRACTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE NAILS; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; REOPERATION; TIBIAL FRACTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 0029248520     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: 15312291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005131-199502000-00011     Document Type: Article

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