Intramedullary nailing following external fixation in femoral and tibial shaft fractures

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 140-144

  Bhandari, Mohit ^a   Zlowodzki, Michael ^b   Tornetta III, Paul ^c   Schmidt, Andrew ^d   Templeman, David C ^d  

^a HAMILTON HEALTH SCIENCES   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; FEMUR FRACTURE; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; OPEN FRACTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS INFECTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIBIA SHAFT FRACTURE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EXTERNAL FIXATORS; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; HUMANS; TIBIAL FRACTURES;

EID: 14844295454     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005131-200502000-00012     Document Type: Article

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