Difficulty in removal of certain intramedullary nails

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 340, Issue , 1997, Pages 202-206

  Seligson, David ^a,b   Howard, Peter Ashby ^a   Martin, Robb ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^b University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0030761440     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003086-199707000-00026     Document Type: Article

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