Thermal necrosis after tibial reaming for intramedullary nail fixation: A report of three cases

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 584-587

  Leunig, M ^a   Hertel, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLISTER; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAPHYSIS; HEATING; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MALE; OSTEOMYELITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMAL INJURY; TIBIA FRACTURE; TISSUE NECROSIS; TOURNIQUET;

EID: 0029898183     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620x.78b4.0780584     Document Type: Article

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