The AO unreamed nail: Friend or foe

Injury

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 261-263

  Haddad, F S ^a,b   Desai, K ^a   Sarkar, J S ^a   Dorrell, J H ^a  

^a LISTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MOBILIZATION; OPEN FRACTURE; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; SOFT TISSUE; TIBIA SHAFT FRACTURE;

EID: 0029883312     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0020-1383(95)00160-3     Document Type: Article

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