Reuse of external skeletal fixator components: Effects on costs and complications

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 855-858

  Dirschl, Douglas R ^a   Smith, Ilyse J ^b  

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

^b WAKEMED HEALTH AND HOSPITALS   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost containment; External fixator; Reuse

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST CONTROL; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; HEALTH CARE COST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS FRACTURE; TIBIA FRACTURE;

EID: 0031802661     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199805000-00018     Document Type: Article

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