Nonunions of the Distal Tibia Treated by Reamed Intramedullary Nailing

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 603-610

  Richmond, Jeffrey ^a   Colleran, Kevin ^a   Borens, Olivier ^a   Kloen, Peter ^b   Helfet, David L ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Distal tibia; Metadiaphyseal; Nonunion; ORIF; Reamed intramedullary nailing

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE NONUNION; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIBIA FRACTURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURES, UNUNITED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIBIAL FRACTURES;

EID: 16644381484     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: 15312291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005131-200410000-00005     Document Type: Article

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