External fixation in close comminuted femoral shaft fractures in adults

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 553-555

  Babar, Iqtidar Ullah ^a,b  

^a PGMI   (Pakistan)

^b NONE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Close comminuted fractures; External fixation; Femur

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRACE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL STUDY; COMMINUTED FRACTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE INFECTION; FEMUR SHAFT FRACTURE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; JOINT MOBILITY; JOINT STIFFNESS; LEG LENGTH INEQUALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PAKISTAN; PLASTER CAST; SPLINTING; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EXTERNAL FIXATORS; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURES, COMMINUTED; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PAKISTAN;

EID: 5044242124     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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