Closed antegrade interlocked nailing of femoral shaft fractures operated up to 2 weeks postinjury in the absence of a fracture table or C-arm

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 457-460

  Aiyer, Sujata ^a,b   Jagiasi, Jairam ^a   Argekar, Harshad ^a   Sharan, Sudhir ^a   Dasgupta, Bibhas ^a  

^a Lok Manya Tilak Medical College   (India)

^b Sion Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

C arm; Closed; Femur; Fracture table; Nailing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; C ARM; CLOSED ANTEGRADE INTERLOCKED NAILING; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; FEMUR SHAFT FRACTURE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE TABLE; GAIT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; JOINT MOBILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE SPASM; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETON TRACTION; SOUNDING TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TANNA TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; BONE NAILS; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; TRACTION;

EID: 33747601088     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ta.0000210269.05305.75     Document Type: Article

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