Treatment of unstable tibial fractures with interlocking nail versus ender nail: A prospective evaluation

Chinese Medical Journal (Taipei)

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 124-133

  Chiu, Fang Yao ^a   Lo, Wai Hee ^b   Chen, Chuan Mu ^b   Chen, Tian Hsiung ^b   Huang, Ching Kuei ^b  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Ender's nail; Interlocking nail

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE NAIL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TIBIA FRACTURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BONE NAILS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIBIAL FRACTURES;

EID: 28144452718     PISSN: 05781337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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