ESIN in forearm fractures: Clear indications, often used, but some avoidable complications

European Journal of Trauma

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 3-11

  Lieber, Justus ^a,e   Joeris, Alexander ^b   Knorr, Peter ^c   Schalamon, Johannes ^d   Schmittenbecher, Peter P ^a  

^a St Hedwig's Hospital   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^e St Hedwig's Hospital   (Germany)

Author keywords

Children; Complications; Elastic stable intramedullary nailing (ESIN); Forearm; Fracture

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BONE NAIL; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ELASTIC STABLE INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOREARM FRACTURE; FRACTURE; FRACTURE HEALING; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; JOINT MOBILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; OPERATION DURATION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOFT TISSUE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL WARD; TENDON RUPTURE; TREATMENT INDICATION; WOUND INFECTION; X RAY;

EID: 18444403756     PISSN: 14390590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00068-005-1071-7     Document Type: Article

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