Six-pin halo fixation and the resulting prevalence of pin-site complications

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 377-382

  Nemeth, J A ^a   Mattingly, L G ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALLERGIC REACTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; INFECTION; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGEON; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0035106961     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/00004623-200103000-00009     Document Type: Article

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