Reamed intramedullary tibial nailing: An overview and analysis of 1106 cases

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 96-101

  Court Brown, C M ^a  

^a ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ARTICLE; BONE GRAFT; BONE NECROSIS; BRACE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE NONUNION; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; JOINT STIFFNESS; KNEE PAIN; LEG AMPUTATION; NONHUMAN; PLASTER CAST; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMAL INJURY; TIBIA FRACTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ARTHRALGIA; COMPARTMENT SYNDROMES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; FRACTURES, CLOSED; FRACTURES, MALUNITED; FRACTURES, OPEN; FRACTURES, UNUNITED; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, ADULT; TIBIAL FRACTURES;

EID: 1242320979     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005131-200402000-00007     Document Type: Article

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