Neurovascular and tendinous damage with placement of anteroposterior distal locking bolts in the tibia

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 677-682

  Bono, Christopher M ^a   Sirkin, Michael ^b   Sabatino, Christopher T ^b   Reilly, Mark C ^b   Tarkin, Ivan ^c   Behrens, Fred F ^b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Distal locking; Nail; Neurovascular injury; Tendon injury; Tibia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; CADAVER; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSECTION; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; METAPHYSIS; NERVE INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATION; SOFT TISSUE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGICAL ANATOMY; TENDON INJURY; TIBIA; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; LEG; MIDDLE AGED; ROTATION; TENDONS; TIBIAL FRACTURES;

EID: 0344393615     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005131-200311000-00003     Document Type: Article

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