Reamed against unreamed nailing of the femoral diaphysis: A retrospective study of healing time

Injury

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 15-18

  Giannoudis, P V ^a   Furlong, A J ^a   Macdonald, D A ^a   Smith, R M ^a  

^a ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; BONE SCREW; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEATH; DIAPHYSIS; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE NONUNION; HUMAN; IMPLANT; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MALE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; OPERATION DURATION; PATHOLOGIC FRACTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE NAILS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURES, CLOSED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0030916231     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-1383(96)00146-5     Document Type: Article

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