Provisional plating of type III open tibia fractures prior to intramedullary nailing

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 412-414

  Dunbar, Robert P ^a   Nork, Sean E ^a   Barei, David P ^a   Mills, William J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Intramedullary nailing; Open tibia fracture; Provisional plating; Tibial plating

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BONE PLATE; DEBRIDEMENT; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPLANT; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; LAVAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPEN FRACTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIBIA FRACTURE; TIBIA SHAFT FRACTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 25444454102     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bot.0000153446.34484.70     Document Type: Review

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