The effect of retained intramedullary nails on tibial bone mineral density

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 839-843

  Allen Jr , J C ^a   Lindsey, R W ^a   Hipp, J A ^a   Gugala, Z ^a   Rianon, N ^a   LeBlanc, A ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone mineral density; Intramedullary nailing; Tibia fracture

Indexed keywords

IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT TREATMENT; RADIOGRAPHY;

BONE MINERAL DENSITY; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; TIBIA FRACTURE;

BONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE ATROPHY; BONE DENSITY; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONVALESCENCE; DEMOGRAPHY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIBIA; TIBIA SHAFT FRACTURE;

ADULT; AGED; BONE DENSITY; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TIBIA; TIBIAL FRACTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 44449140860     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2008.02.003     Document Type: Article

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