Ender nailing for tibial shaft fractures

Journal of Orthopaedic Science

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 217-222

  Ando, Kenichi ^a   Yamaji, Tetsuo ^a  

^a FUJITA HEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ender nailing; Surgical technique; Tibial fractures

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIBIA FRACTURE; TIBIA SHAFT;

EID: 0033934379     PISSN: 09492658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007760050154     Document Type: Article

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