Surgeons' preferences for the operative treatment of fractures of the tibial shaft: An International Survey

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 83, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 1746-1752

  Bhandari, M ^a   Guyatt, G H ^a   Swiontkowski, M F ^a   Tornetta III, P ^a   Hanson, B ^a   Weaver, B ^a   Sprague, S ^a   Schemitsch, E H ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PLATE FIXATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIBIA SHAFT FRACTURE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035189895     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/00004623-200111000-00020     Document Type: Review

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