The thermal effects of intramedullary reaming

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 674-679

  Karunakar, Madhav A ^a   Frankenburg, Elizabeth P ^a   Le, Theodore T ^a   Hall, Janette ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Complications; Intramedullary reaming; Thermal necrosis; Tibia; Tourniquet

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BONE NECROSIS; CALCULATION; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICAL BONE; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAPHYSIS; DOG; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HINDLIMB; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; LOW TEMPERATURE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; NONHUMAN; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZATION; RECORDING; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMAL ANALYSIS; TIBIA; TOURNIQUET; ANIMAL; BODY TEMPERATURE; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; TIBIA FRACTURE;

ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE; DOGS; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; TIBIAL FRACTURES; TOURNIQUETS;

EID: 16644385357     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005131-200411000-00004     Document Type: Article

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