Arthroscopically-assisted removal of retrograde intramedullary femoral nails

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 212-215

  Born, Christopher T ^a   King, Paul J ^b   Rehman, Saqib ^c   Khoury, Lisa ^b   Delong Jr , William G ^c  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTHROTOMY; ARTICLE; FEMUR SHAFT; HUMAN; INJURY; INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; KNEE PAIN; MORBIDITY; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; ARTHROSCOPY; BONE SCREW; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMUR FRACTURE; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; METHODOLOGY;

ARTHROSCOPY; BONE SCREWS; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; HUMANS;

EID: 33646842163     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bot.0000184139.67577.97     Document Type: Article

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