The effectiveness of the external distal aiming device in intramedullary fixation of tibial shaft fractures

Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery

Volumn 127, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 905-908

  Babis, George C ^a   Benetos, Ioannis S ^a   Zoubos, Aristides B ^a   Soucacos, Panayotis N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Distal targeting devices; Intramedullary nailing; Radiation exposure; Tibial fractures

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; BONE SCREW; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; GUIDE WIRE; HUMAN; IMAGE INTENSIFIER; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; TIBIA SHAFT FRACTURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIBIAL FRACTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 35448990595     PISSN: 09368051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00402-007-0405-9     Document Type: Article

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