Interlocked intramedullary nailing for treatment of open femoral shaft fractures

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 350, Issue , 1998, Pages 67-73

  Baixauli Sr , Francisco ^a   Baixauli, Emilio J ^a   Sánchez Alepuz, Eduardo ^a   Baixauli Jr , Francisco ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA FE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMUR SHAFT FRACTURE; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; OPEN FRACTURE; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDARTHROSIS; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0344157862     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003086-199805000-00009     Document Type: Conference Paper

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