Randomized trial of reamed and unreamed intramedullary nailing of tibial shaft fractures

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 90, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2567-2578

  Bhandari, Mohit ^a   Guyatt, Gordon ^b   Walter, Stephen D ^b   Tornetta III, Paul ^c   Schemitsch, Emil H ^d   Swiontkowski, Marc ^e   Sanders, David ^f  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b HAMILTON HEALTH SCIENCES   (Canada)

^c BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^e Department of Orthopaedic Surgery ^*  (United States)

^f LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE GRAFT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FASCIOTOMY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE NONUNION; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REOPERATION; TIBIA SHAFT FRACTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 57349172170     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.G.01694     Document Type: Article

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