Reply to Letter to the Editor-"Should the tibia be reamed with nailing?" by Forster MC, et al. [Injury 2005;36:439-44]

Injury

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 923-

  Forster, M C ^a  

^a Applegate   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FEMUR FRACTURE; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; LETTER; OBSERVER BIAS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIBIA FRACTURE; VALIDATION PROCESS; BONE NAIL; INSTRUMENTATION; NOTE;

BONE NAILS; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; HUMANS; TIBIAL FRACTURES;

EID: 33747150663     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2006.03.032     Document Type: Letter

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