Open fractures of the tibia in children

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 332, Issue , 1996, Pages 62-70

  Grimard, Guy ^a   Naudie, Douglas ^a   Laberge, Louise C ^a   Hamdy, Reggie C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^b SHRINERS HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE NONUNION; FRACTURE TREATMENT; HUMAN; LEG FRACTURE; LEG ISCHEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPEN FRACTURE; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PERONEUS NERVE PARALYSIS; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIBIA FRACTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND CLOSURE;

EID: 0029828996     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003086-199611000-00009     Document Type: Conference Paper

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