A prospective, randomized clinical trial comparing tibial nailing using fracture table traction versus manual traction

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 463-469

  McKee, Michael D ^a,b   Schemitsch, Emil H ^a   Waddell, James P ^a   Yoo, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Intramedullary nailing; Manual traction; Randomized trial; Tibia fracture

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TIBIA FRACTURE; TRACTION THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIBIAL FRACTURES; TRACTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033193225     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005131-199909000-00001     Document Type: Article

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