Technical notes on a radiolucent distractor for indirect reduction and intramedullary nailing

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 374-377

  Dahners, Laurence E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Indirect reduction; Intramedullary nailing; Radiolucent distractor

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMUR FRACTURE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING;

FEMORAL FRACTURES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; HUMANS;

EID: 0031179562     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005131-199707000-00014     Document Type: Article

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