Surgical Implant Generation Network (SIGN) intramedullary nailing of open fractures of the tibia

International Orthopaedics

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 163-166

  Shah, R K ^a   Moehring, H D ^b   Singh, R P ^a   Dhakal, A ^a  

^a Nepal Medical Association   (Nepal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMINUTED FRACTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMPLANT; INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL; MALE; OPEN FRACTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIBIA FRACTURE; WOUND HEALING IMPAIRMENT; WOUND INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; FRACTURES, COMMINUTED; FRACTURES, OPEN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TIBIAL FRACTURES;

EID: 3042817494     PISSN: 03412695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00264-003-0535-9     Document Type: Article

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