Closed intramedullary tibial nailing using the Marchetti-Vicenzi nail Its use in closed and open fractures

Injury

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 597-603

  De Smet, K ^a   Mostert, A K ^a   De Witte, J ^a   De Brauwer, V ^a   Verdonk, R ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE NAIL; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPEN FRACTURE; RADIOGRAPHY; STANDARD; TIBIA; TIBIA FRACTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; CALLUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NAIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE NAILS; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; FRACTURES, CLOSED; FRACTURES, OPEN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TIBIA; TIBIAL FRACTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034292926     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-1383(00)00058-9     Document Type: Article

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