Factors affecting fracture healing after intramedullary nailing of the tibial diaphysis for closed and grade I open fractures

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 227-231

  Drosos, G I ^a   Bishay, M ^b   Karnezis, I A ^c   Alegakis, A K ^d  

^a ATHENS NAVAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b ROYAL UNITED HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ATHENS MEDICAL CENTER   (Greece)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; BONE SCREW; COMMINUTED FRACTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAPHYSIS; FEMALE; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE NONUNION; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OPEN FRACTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL PATIENT; TIBIA FRACTURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE NAILS; DIAPHYSES; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURES, BONE; FRACTURES, CLOSED; FRACTURES, OPEN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TIBIAL FRACTURES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33244471151     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.88B2.16456     Document Type: Review

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