Removal of a Broken Intramedullary Locking Bolt During Tibia Nail Exchange

Journal of Trauma

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 471-472

  van Wagensveld, B A ^a   Ponsen, K J ^a   Goslings, J C ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLADDER INJURY; BONE SCREW; BRAIN CONTUSION; CASE REPORT; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; FIBULA; FRACTURE; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LIVER INJURY; MALLEOLUS FRACTURE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PELVIS FRACTURE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDARTHROSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIBIA FRACTURE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADULT; BONE NAILS; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; HUMANS; TIBIAL FRACTURES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 27844580663     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ta.0000185590.04312.ba     Document Type: Article

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