External fixation and secondary intramedullary nailing of open tibial fractures. A randomised, prospective trial

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 433-437

  Antich Adrover, Pedro ^a   Martí Garin, David ^a   Murias Alvarez, Juan ^a   Puente Alonso, Carlos ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE SABADELL   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; FEMALE; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE NONUNION; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MALE; OPEN FRACTURE; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIBIA FRACTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CASTS, SURGICAL; EMERGENCIES; EXTERNAL FIXATORS; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; FRACTURES, OPEN; FRACTURES, UNUNITED; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIBIA; TIBIAL FRACTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0347937598     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.79B3.7394     Document Type: Article

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