Reliability of radiographs in defining union of internally fixed fractures

Injury

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 557-561

  Davis, B J ^a   Roberts, P J ^a   Moorcroft, C I ^a   Brown, M F ^a   Thomas, P B M ^a   Wade, R H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fracture; Radiographs; Union

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BONE PLATE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CALLUS; CHRONOLOGY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMUR FRACTURE; FOREARM FRACTURE; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL; MEASUREMENT; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SURGEON; TIBIA FRACTURE; TIME;

FEMORAL FRACTURES; FOREARM INJURIES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMANS; OBSERVER VARIATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIBIAL FRACTURES;

EID: 2342647971     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-1383(03)00262-6     Document Type: Article

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