Treatment of tibial diaphyseal fractures with closed flexible intramedullary ender nails: 39 Fractures followed for a period of two to seven years

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 190-193

  Hussain, R ^a   Umer, M ^a   Umar, M ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIBIA FRACTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIBIAL FRACTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035350596     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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