Titanium alloy pins versus stainless steel pins in external fixation at the wrist: A randomized prospective study

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1275-1280

  Pieske, Oliver ^a   Geleng, Patrizia ^a   Zaspel, Johannes ^a   Piltz, Stefan ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Complications; Distal radius fracture; External fixation; Stainless steel; Ttitanium alloy

Indexed keywords

STAINLESS STEEL; TITANIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BONE NAIL; CELLULITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE REMOVAL; ERYTHEMA; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; FEMALE; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; PIN LOOSENING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIUS FRACTURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; WOUND DRAINAGE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE NAILS; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STAINLESS STEEL; TITANIUM; WRIST INJURIES;

EID: 43449090704     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e31815e40e0     Document Type: Article

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