Tibia fractures: An overview of evaluation and treatment

Nursing

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 216-223

  Miller, Noreen C ^a   Askew, Aaron E ^b  

^a ST CHARLES MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Orthopedic Trauma/Foot and Ankle   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; CLASSIFICATION; COMORBIDITY; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FRACTURE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; METHODOLOGY; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; OPEN FRACTURE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; ORTHOPEDIC NURSING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SELECTION; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; TIBIA FRACTURE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; BIOMECHANICS; COMORBIDITY; COMPARTMENT SYNDROMES; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURES, CLOSED; FRACTURES, OPEN; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; ORTHOPEDIC NURSING; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SELECTION; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; RISK FACTORS; TIBIAL FRACTURES;

EID: 34548443331     PISSN: 03604039     EISSN: 15388689     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NOR.0000284648.52968.27     Document Type: Article

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