Primary vs Secondary Wound Reconstruction in Gustilo Type III Open Tibial Shaft Fractures: Follow-up Study of 35 Cases

Croatian Medical Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 746-755

  Štalekar, Hrvoje ^a   Fučkar, Željko ^a   Ekl, Darko ^a   Šustić, Alan ^a   Lončarek, Karmen ^a   Ledić, Darko ^a  

^a KBC RIJEKA   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Fractures, open; Limb salvage; Reconstructive surgical procedures; Tibial fractures

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMPUTATION; ARTICLE; BONE DEFECT; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CHRONIC OSTEOMYELITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DEBRIDEMENT; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; LIMB SALVAGE; PLASTIC SURGERY; TIBIA SHAFT FRACTURE; WOUND HEALING;

ADULT; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURES, OPEN; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; TIBIAL FRACTURES;

EID: 0345828867     PISSN: 03539504     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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