Percutaneous versus open bone grafting in the treatment of tibial fractures: A randomized prospective trial

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 87, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1034-1040

  Maneerit, Jakravoot ^a   Meknavin, Surapoj ^a   Hanpanitkitkan, Sukit ^a  

^a NAVAMINDRADHIRAJ UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Bone graft; Fracture tibia; Percutaneous

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE GRAFT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; FRACTURE; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE NONUNION; FRACTURE TREATMENT; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; OPEN BONE GRAFT; PERCUTANEOUS BONE GRAFT; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIBIA FRACTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; FEMALE; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURES, UNUNITED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TIBIAL FRACTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 5444251252     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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