Intraarticular anatomic risks of tibial nailing

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 247-251

  Tornetta III, Paul ^a   Riina, Joseph ^a   Geller, Jeffrey ^a   Purban, William ^a  

^a BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Portal; Safe zone; Tibial nailing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE NAIL; CADAVER; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; KNEE; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; TIBIA FRACTURE;

BONE NAILS; CADAVER; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; TIBIAL FRACTURES;

EID: 0033128653     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005131-199905000-00004     Document Type: Article

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