Tibial shaft fractures treated with the AO unreamed tibial nail

Irish Journal of Medical Science

Volumn 172, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 141-142

  Kutty, Satish ^a,b   Farooq, M ^a   Murphy, D ^a   Kelliher, C ^a   Condon, F ^a   McElwain, J P ^a  

^a ADELAIDE AND MEATH HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b Lucan Co   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; FASCIOTOMY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE NONUNION; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REOPERATION; TIBIA SHAFT FRACTURE;

EID: 0345169746     PISSN: 00211265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02914501     Document Type: Article

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