Tibial intramedullary nails - Should they be removed? A retrospective study of 71 patients

Acta Orthopaedica

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 668-671

  Karladani, Abbas H ^a   Ericsson, Per Åke ^a   Granhed, Hans ^a   Karlsson, Lars ^a   Nyberg, Peter ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE REMOVAL; FASCIOTOMY; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF EVALUATION; TIBIA; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BONE NAILS; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIBIAL FRACTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 35648997990     PISSN: 17453674     EISSN: 17453682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17453670710014374     Document Type: Article

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