Tibial diaphyseal nonunions after external fixation treated with nonreamed solid core nails

Orthopedics

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 104-116

  Riemer, Barry L ^a,b   Sagiv, Shaul ^a   Butterfield, Spencer L ^a   Burke III, Charles J ^a  

^a ALLEGHENY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE NONUNION; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MALE; OPEN FRACTURE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; TIBIA FRACTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; EXTERNAL FIXATORS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURES, UNUNITED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TIBIAL FRACTURES;

EID: 3142645618     PISSN: 01477447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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