Distal metaphyseal fractures of tibia: A prospective randomized trial of closed reduction and intramedullary nail versus open reduction and plate and screws fixation

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1219-1223

  Im, Gun Il ^a,b   Tae, Suk Kee ^a  

^a Dongguk University Ilsan Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Dongguk University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Fracture; Intramedullary nail; Plate and screws; Tibial metaphysis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTAL TIBIA FRACTURE; FEMALE; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HUMAN; ILIZAROV TECHNIQUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; JOINT FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METAPHYSIS; OPEN REDUCTION; OPERATION DURATION; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PLATE FIXATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROSTHESIS INFECTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAMPLE SIZE; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL PATIENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BONE PLATES; BONE SCREWS; FEMALE; FIBULA; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; FRACTURES, OPEN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIBIAL FRACTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 30344451992     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ta.0000188936.79798.4e     Document Type: Article

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