Management of shotgun induced open fractures of the humerus with Ilizarov external fixator

Ulusal Travma ve Acil Cerrahi Dergisi

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 23-28

  Okcu, Güvenir ^a,c   Aktuglu, Kemal ^a,b  

^a CELAL BAYAR UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Humerus; Ilizarov external fixator; Open fracture

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEBRIDEMENT; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; FASCIOCUTANEOUS FLAP; FEMALE; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; GUNSHOT INJURY; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; ILIZAROV TECHNIQUE; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; LAVAGE; MALE; OPEN FRACTURE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EXTERNAL FIXATORS; FEMALE; FIREARMS; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURES, OPEN; HUMANS; HUMERAL FRACTURES; ILIZAROV TECHNIQUE; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TURKEY; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT;

EID: 14144253760     PISSN: 13006738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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