Immediate versus delayed intramedullary nailing for open fractures of the tibial shaft: A multivariate analysis of factors affecting deep infection and fracture healing

Indian Journal of Orthopaedics

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 410-419

  Yokoyama, Kazuhiko ^a   Itoman, Moritoshi ^b   Uchino, Masataka ^b   Fukushima, Kensuke ^b   Nitta, Hiroshi ^b   Kojima, Yoshiaki ^b  

^a Machida Municipal Hospital   (Japan)

^b KITASATO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Deep infection; Fracture healing; Intramedullary nailing; Multivariate analysis; Open tibial fracture; Predictive factors

Indexed keywords

EID: 54349109881     PISSN: 00195413     EISSN: 19983727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5413.43385     Document Type: Article

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