Tibial portal placement: The radiographic correlate of the anatomic safe zone

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 207-209

  McConnell, Timothy ^a   Tornetta III, Paul ^a   Tilzey, John ^a   Casey, David ^a  

^a BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Safe zone; Tibial fracture; Tibial nail

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE NAIL; CADAVER; EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; KNEE; METHODOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIBIA FRACTURE;

BONE NAILS; CADAVER; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIBIAL FRACTURES;

EID: 0035286319     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005131-200103000-00010     Document Type: Article

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