The accuracy of computed tomography for the diagnosis of tibial nonunion

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 692-697

  Bhattacharyya, Timothy ^a   Bouchard, Kimberly A ^a   Phadke, Anurada ^a   Meigs, James B ^a   Kassarjian, Ara ^a   Salamipour, Hamid ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EVALUATION; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE NONUNION; HUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIBIA FRACTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33645659435     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.E.00232     Document Type: Article

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