Prospective study of the clinico-radiological outcome of interlocked nailing in proximal third tibial shaft fractures

Injury

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 536-542

  Vidyadhara, S ^a   Sharath, K Rao ^a  

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Interlocked nail; Proximal third; Tibia shaft

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE GRAFT; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE NONUNION; HUMAN; INTERLOCKING NAIL; KNEE; LEG; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIBIA SHAFT FRACTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BONE NAILS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; FRACTURES, MALUNITED; FRACTURES, UNUNITED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIBIAL FRACTURES;

EID: 33646179208     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2006.01.042     Document Type: Article

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