Current intramedullary nail insertion and removal practice in the UK

European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 19-22

  Zenios, M ^b   Malik, M H A ^b   Al Mesri, A R ^a   Vhadra, R ^b   Khan, S A ^a  

^a ROYAL PRESTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Intramedullary nail removal insertion practice

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL; LEG FRACTURE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NORMAL HUMAN; OPERATION DURATION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDARTHROSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; REOPERATION; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 3042793370     PISSN: 09484817     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00590-003-0122-1     Document Type: Article

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