Analysis of surgeon-controlled variables in the treatment of limb-threatening type-III open tibial diaphyseal fractures

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 923-928

  Webb, Lawrence X ^a,e   Bosse, Michael J ^b   Castillo, Renan C ^c   MacKenzie, Ellen J ^c   Kellam, James E ^b   Travison, Thomas G ^c   Burgess, Andrew R ^d   Pollack, Andrew ^d   Swiontkowski, Marc F ^f   Smith, Doug ^f   Sanders, Roy W ^g   Jones, Alan L ^h   Starr, Adam ^h   McAndrew, Mark P ⁱ   Patterson, Brendon M ^j   McCarthy, Melissa L ^k  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^e WAKE FOREST BAPTIST HEALTH   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^g TAMPA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

ⁱ VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^j METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^k JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPUTATION; ARTICLE; BONE GRAFT; DEBRIDEMENT; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCLE FLAP; PHYSICAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGEON; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIBIA FRACTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34248138357     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.F.00776     Document Type: Article

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