A simple method for removal of a broken intramedullary nail

Injury

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 433-434

  Sivananthan, K S ^a   Raveendran, K ^a   Kumar, T ^a   Sivananthan, S ^b  

^a Department of Orthopaedic Surgery   (Malaysia)

^b ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Broken intramedullary nail; Non union; Re fracture

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; EXTRACTION; FEMUR FRACTURE; FRACTURE NONUNION; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIBIA FRACTURE;

EID: 0034237672     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-1383(00)00015-2     Document Type: Article

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