Complicated femoral shaft fractures

Orthopedic Clinics of North America

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 127-142

  Russell Jr , George V ^a   Kregor, Philip J ^a   Jarrett, Christopher A ^b   Zlowodzki, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTERY INJURY; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; COMMINUTED FRACTURE; COMORBIDITY; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; FEMUR NECK FRACTURE; FEMUR SHAFT FRACTURE; FRACTURE NONUNION; GUNSHOT INJURY; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL; OPEN FRACTURE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0036199851     PISSN: 00305898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0030-5898(03)00076-2     Document Type: Review

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